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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. When Steven Brandt takes the stand, how long does Pierce question Brandt for?
(a) Eight hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Twelve hours.

2. According to military law, what percentage of panel members must agree in order to return a verdict?
(a) 50%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 66%.
(d) 75%.

3. In the hospital in Hue, who shot the woman who was carrying an infant?
(a) Hernando Beltran.
(b) Lawrence Crane.
(c) Lee Walker.
(d) Richard Farley.

4. According to what Corva tells Tyson, how many cases has Corva's opposing counsel won?
(a) All of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) More than he's lost.
(d) A few of them.

5. Who is the first person to take the stand during the initial hearing?
(a) Karen Harper.
(b) Ben Tyson.
(c) Steven Brandt.
(d) Andrew Picard.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the hearing is getting underway, what does Corva object to Steven Brandt being referred to as?

2. When Marcy announces that she is going back to work, how close is the court martial?

3. When the sentencing phase of the court martial begins, who does Corva call to testify?

4. According to Brandt's testimony, while the platoon members were running wild in the hospital, what was Tyson doing?

5. How does Picard characterize Tyson's court martial hearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Corva cross-examines Brandt, Corva seems to jump randomly from point to point. What was Corva's purpose in this seeming randomness?

2. After escorting a man from the courtroom with the excuse that he might be called as a witness, what does Corva reveal to be his true intentions for removing the man?

3. As Tyson and Corva share a drink, what does Tyson realize about other people who had served and returned from Vietnam?

4. As Corva and Tyson leave the conference room to head into the hearing, Corva tells Tyson that the witnesses seem like good men. What is Tyson's response?

5. As the witnesses discuss the potential hit on Brandt, what does Tyson interrupt the conversation to tell the men?

6. What does Picard believe that Brandt lied to him about?

7. Tyson and Corva have the option of eliminating one member from the panel that serves as the jury for the court martial. What do Tyson and Corva base their elimination decision on?

8. As Tyson and his platoon left the hospital after the massacre, why was Tyson relieved that they had Crane's body with them?

9. When the rabbi is asked about giving up his office for Corva and Tyson to use, what does the rabbit say?

10. According to Corva, why is there no way to prove if Tyson filed a report regarding the incident at the hospital?

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