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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the charges are filed, Tyson has new restrictions placed upon him. What is NOT one of the restrictions Tyson must now adhere to?
(a) Tyson cannot have any visitors.
(b) Tyson cannot work at the museum.
(c) Tyson must check in with Levin daily.
(d) Tyson must not leave the base.

2. Where does the man who quietly suggests that Tyson should leave the country tell Tyson he should go?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Australia.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Holland.

3. When Tyson's wife arrives home the day Tyson first learns of the book, what does Tyson's wife find him doing?
(a) Praying.
(b) Crying.
(c) Napping.
(d) Shouting.

4. When Tyson and Marcy go to the officer's club to have dinner, who does the person Tyson introduces to his wife claim to be?
(a) A Methodist minister.
(b) A Vietnam veteran.
(c) A Baptist chaplain.
(d) A special investigator.

5. What type of building did Tyson's platoon attack, according to the book?
(a) A hospital.
(b) An office building.
(c) A bank.
(d) A morgue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harper ask Tyson to plead guilty to?

2. On the military base, what is Tyson's assigned position?

3. When Tyson goes home to tie up some loose ends, he calls Marcy. What does he tell Marcy he wants?

4. As Tyson remembers back to the day of his injury, what did he remember the person attending him writing on his forehead?

5. When Tyson goes home, what does he discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Tyson not reassigned in Vietnam like he was supposed to be?

2. Why does Tyson object to the radius in which Tyson's travel is restricted to while he lives on the military base?

3. According to what Picard tells Ben Tyson, why did his mysterious visitor come to see him?

4. List the three qualifications held by the person selected to lead the Tyson investigation for the government.

5. Ben and Marcy meet with Levin after Levin has read Harper's official report. Based on that report, what does Levin share with Ben and Marcy?

6. Why does Tyson refuse to call for those members of his platoon who are still alive to come to his defense?

7. How much money does Tyson's military attorney agree to represent Tyson for?

8. When Tyson meets with the man who quietly suggests that Tyson leave the country, how does that meeting end?

9. As Tyson and his military attorney talk, describe the military attorney's attitude regarding war stories.

10. After hearing the charges against him, what fact does Tyson point out that makes him feel that charges should never have been filed?

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