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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what date was Ben Tyson supposed to have been reassigned while serving his country in Vietnam?
(a) February 3.
(b) March 15.
(c) January 30.
(d) December 4.

3. According to the charges brought against Tyson, how many "Orientals" is Tyson accused of murdering?
(a) 22.
(b) 40.
(c) 90.
(d) 14.

4. What does Tyson do after leaving Picard's house?
(a) Buys a present for his wife.
(b) Goes for a swim.
(c) Closes his bank account.
(d) Goes to visit Harper.

5. Who is the presidential aide that attends the meeting regarding the jurisdiction of Tyson's case?
(a) Herbert Swenson.
(b) William Van Arken.
(c) Thomas Berg.
(d) Fraser Duncan.

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

7. What is the name of the noted military law professor that the government's team consults?
(a) Colonel Hickman.
(b) Colonel Harper.
(c) Colonel Helney.
(d) Colonel Horton.

8. What is the name of the man Tyson goes outside to meet, while having dinner with Marcy?
(a) Wally Jones.
(b) Wally Jamison.
(c) Wally Johnson.
(d) Wally Jefferies.

9. What happens when the fight outside the officer's club is broken up?
(a) Tyson is taken back inside the officer's club.
(b) Tyson is shot.
(c) Tyson is laughed at.
(d) Tyson is forced into a car.

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

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

12. Just before Harper leaves the military base after visiting with Tyson, what does she suggest that Tyson do?
(a) Say good-bye to his wife.
(b) Plan for a guilty verdict.
(c) Hire a military attorney.
(d) Flee the country.

13. Which of the men attending the jurisdictional meeting parts with an admonition to remember the potential penalties that Tyson and his men are facing?
(a) William Van Arken.
(b) Fraser Duncan.
(c) Herbert Swenson.
(d) Thomas Berg.

14. What does Levin tell Tyson is his "ticket out" of the court martial?
(a) The rules of engagement Brandt was given.
(b) The rules of engagement Levin was given.
(c) The rules of engagement Harper was given.
(d) The rules of engagement Tyson was given.

15. On the military base, who is Tyson's immediate supervisor?
(a) Dr. Russell.
(b) Dr. Laramie.
(c) Dr. Levin.
(d) Dr. Mortimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the aide to the Secretary of Defense?

2. How did the only member of Tyson's platoon to be killed in the hospital massacre die?

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

4. When Tyson arrives at his office after seeing the book for the first time, what does Tyson have his secretary do?

5. Where is the cottage that Tyson rents for the summer located?

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