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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. On what day did the fateful attack in Vietnam involving Tyson's platoon take place?
(a) February 15.
(b) April 15.
(c) January 15.
(d) March 15.

2. 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 special investigator.
(b) A Methodist minister.
(c) A Baptist chaplain.
(d) A Vietnam veteran.

3. What is the name of the officer who greets Tyson when he arrives at the military base?
(a) Lieutenant Colonel Levin.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel Leemer.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel Larson.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel Landry.

4. How is the greeting Tyson receives at the military base characterized?
(a) As congenial.
(b) As harried.
(c) As rude.
(d) As friendly.

5. According to Tyson, what was the alleged hospital building lacking?
(a) A Red Cross flag.
(b) Translated identification.
(c) A blue medic symbol.
(d) Adequate parking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the military base that Tyson reports to?

2. What does Tyson do after leaving Picard's house?

3. What are the enlisted men offered in exchange for their testimony against Tyson?

4. What is Tranquility?

5. What kind of platoon was Tyson's platoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Ben Tyson sees the book detailing the activities of his platoon in Vietnam, what does Tyson suddenly realize?

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

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

4. After leaving Picard's house, Ben almost loses his life. What happens?

5. According to Levin, why will Tyson be held to a higher standard for his actions in Vietnam than others will be?

6. When Tyson meets with his attorney after learning of the book's existence, what does Tyson's attorney advise Tyson to do?

7. According to Tyson, it was standard practice in Vietnam that an officer had some enemy weapons to turn in with bodies of innocent civilians killed. Why?

8. Describe the situation that Picard shares with Ben Tyson as an example of one of Picard's "bad light" experiences.

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

10. 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?

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