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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. What did the soldiers say about the massacre at Thuan Yen?
(a) That they genuinely believed the villagers were Communists.
(b) That they were collectively mad from weeks of patrol.
(c) That they wanted revenge for constant ambushes.
(d) That they honestly expected to find weapons in the village.

2. What does Calley order the men to do?
(a) Take trophies from the dead.
(b) Clean up the village.
(c) Forget any atrocities.
(d) Plant weapons in the village.

3. How long do Patricia and John search for Kathy for?
(a) Three days.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

4. What does Tony Carbo say John does not believe in?
(a) People.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Luck.
(d) God.

5. What did John tell Kathy about why he re-enlisted?
(a) He said he needed closure.
(b) He said he was still looking for something.
(c) He did not explain.
(d) He said he wanted to see more of the war and get a promotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kathy feel about the gesture John made after she returned from Harmon?

2. What does the narrator think happened to Kathy?

3. What does Tony Carbo tell John after the election?

4. What does the narrator say was found, in Chapter 19, "What was Found"?

5. Where do John and Kathy go immediately after the concession speech?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Arthur Lux and Vinny Pearson's opinions about John according to the evidence presented in Chapter 25?

2. Describe Kathy's feelings for Harmon, according to the narrator's hypothesis in Chapter 18.

3. What do Sandra Karra and Deborah Lindquist say about John's talents as a magician in the Evidence chapter, chapter 20?

4. Why did John reenlist after his first tour in Vietnam?

5. What did the evidence presented in Chapter 25 indicate about the massacre in Thuan Yen?

6. What did John and Kathy do after John gave his concession speech on election night?

7. What is the narrator's last hypothesis?

8. What was the report about Robert T'Souvas?

9. What are Kathy's plans, according to the hypothesis in Chapter 18?

10. Describe the scene the soldiers encountered when they were ordered back to Thuan Yen.

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