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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 through 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was An Ninh Ha?
(a) A suburb of Hue.
(b) A nun.
(c) The hospital's name.
(d) An enemy soldier.

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

3. What does Levin advise Tyson to tell the court martial panel that he was surrounded by in Vietnam?
(a) Enemy soldiers.
(b) Fear.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Kids.

4. After Tyson leaves the cottage and returns to work in the city, Marcy calls Ben. What does Ben tell Marcy?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He will be indicted for murder.
(c) He misses her.
(d) He's been recalled to the military.

5. After Tyson's platoon pulled back after being pinned down by enemy fire, where did the platoon meet up with a larger platoon?
(a) At a medic tent.
(b) At the border.
(c) At a graveyard.
(d) At a hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many unnamed sources does the author of the book about Tyson's platoon cite as his sources of information?

2. Who was the hospital massacre's only survivor?

3. In the second interview with the government investigator, who does Tyson admit to knowing prior to the events at the hospital?

4. On what date was Ben Tyson supposed to have been reassigned while serving his country in Vietnam?

5. What is the name of Ben Tyson's son?

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