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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the military base, what is Tyson's assigned position?
(a) An assistant museum curator.
(b) An assistant cook.
(c) An assistant special aide.
(d) An assistant librarian.

2. According to the restrictions placed upon Tyson when he reaches the base, how far from the base is he allowed to travel?
(a) Fifty miles.
(b) One hundred miles.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) Ten miles.

3. When Marcy and Ben discuss where David should go to school, where does Ben want to send David?
(a) To Virginia.
(b) To Florida.
(c) To New Mexico.
(d) To Minnesota.

4. According to the noted military law professor, who must be called into account before lieutenants can be court-martialed?
(a) Generals.
(b) Colonels.
(c) Ensigns.
(d) Privates.

5. As Tyson re-reads his military log's final entries, what words are included that Tyson believes could be extremely damaging at trial?
(a) Intimidate.
(b) Investigate.
(c) Imitate.
(d) Alleviate.

6. What is the potentially worst punishment that Tyson and his men could be facing, pending the trial's outcome?
(a) Death by firing squad.
(b) Deportment.
(c) Death by lethal injection.
(d) Life imprisonment.

7. As Tyson remembers back to the day of his injury, what did he remember the person attending him writing on his forehead?
(a) NM.
(b) DNR.
(c) QT.
(d) LC.

8. In Vietnam, when Tyson and his platoon came across civilians digging in the ground, what were the civilians doing?
(a) Hiding treasures.
(b) Burying dead animals.
(c) Digging irrigation ditches.
(d) Burying dead enemy soldiers.

9. Who was the hospital massacre's only survivor?
(a) Sister Nancy.
(b) Sister Teresa.
(c) Sister Maria.
(d) Sister Mary.

10. When Marcy and Ben talk after Ben returns to the cottage in Sag Harbor, what does Marcy want Ben to do?
(a) Flee the country.
(b) Find a new attorney.
(c) Give a public interview.
(d) Call David for dinner.

11. What was the name of the medic who was part of Tyson's platoon in Vietnam?
(a) Lawrence Cane.
(b) Daniel Kelly.
(c) Steven Brandt.
(d) Richard Farley.

12. While having dinner with Marcy, who does Tyson go outside to meet?
(a) A government investigator.
(b) A spy.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A witness.

13. When Tyson and Marcy go to the officer's club to have dinner, who does Tyson introduce Marcy to?
(a) Kennard Oakes.
(b) Kendrick Oakton.
(c) Keith Overbrook.
(d) Kenneth Overland.

14. When Tyson returns to the cottage in Sag Harbor after visiting Picard, what is his wife doing?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Dining out with a friend.
(d) Taking a bath.

15. When Tyson recalls his second meeting with Sister Teresa, what Christmas gift did he give her?
(a) Soap.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Music.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the military base, who is Tyson's immediate supervisor?

2. What does Levin advise Tyson to tell the court martial panel that he was surrounded by in Vietnam?

3. Who attends the meeting regarding the jurisdiction of Tyson's case from the Secretary of the Army's office?

4. How does David spend most of his time at the summer cottage?

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

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