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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tyson is leaving his house, what does his limousine driver tell him?
(a) They are not going back to the base.
(b) Tyson is a good man.
(c) They are being followed.
(d) Tyson is a fool.

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

3. After hearing the new restrictions placed upon Tyson as a result of the charges being filed, what does Tyson do after leaving Levin's office?
(a) Goes to the museum.
(b) Leaves the base.
(c) Calls Marcy.
(d) Has a visitor.

4. As Tyson remembers back to the day of his injury, who was tending to him?
(a) Steven Brandt.
(b) Richard Farley.
(c) Lawrence Cane.
(d) Daniel Kelly.

5. When Tyson arrives at his office after seeing the book for the first time, what does Tyson have his secretary do?
(a) Call the newspaper.
(b) Call his wife.
(c) Obtain a copy of the book.
(d) Cancel his appointments.

6. What does Harper ask Tyson to plead guilty to?
(a) Perjury.
(b) Tresspassing.
(c) Murder.
(d) Manslaughter.

7. When Tyson goes home, what does he discover?
(a) Someone has gone through his home.
(b) Someone has stolen his car.
(c) Someone has burned down his home.
(d) Someone has kidnapped his son.

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

9. On the second meeting between Sister Teresa and Tyson, where did Tyson drive Sister Teresa to?
(a) The Joan of Arc Church.
(b) To Major Harper's office.
(c) The hospital in Hue.
(d) To the US Army base.

10. What is the name of Ben Tyson's wife?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Susan.
(c) Marcy.
(d) Marilyn.

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

12. When Harper shows up on the military base, she tells Tyson that there is enough evidence to convene the court martial. What does Harper fear?
(a) That Tyson will be found guilty.
(b) That Tyson's rights have been violated.
(c) That Tyson will not get a fair hearing.
(d) That Tyson will not survive until the hearing.

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

14. 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 hospital.
(b) At a graveyard.
(c) At a medic tent.
(d) At the border.

15. As Tyson re-reads his military log's final entries, what does he see that the doctor who treated him noted in his file that Tyson could not tolerate?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Analgesics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Tyson's employers tell him that they would like to have him work?

2. After Tyson leaves the cottage and returns to work in the city, Marcy calls Ben. What does Ben tell Marcy?

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

4. On what day did the fateful attack in Vietnam involving Tyson's platoon take place?

5. What is the name of the officer who greets Tyson when he arrives at the military base?

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