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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. When Tyson begins to beat up the man he goes outside the officer's club to meet, who breaks up the fight?
(a) Keith Overbrook.
(b) Chet Brown.
(c) Martin Levin.
(d) Vincent Corva.

2. How long does it take for Tyson and his wife to consider the public's perception before undertaking any activity?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Two days.

3. When Tyson returns to the cottage in Sag Harbor after visiting Picard, what is his son doing?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Surfing.
(c) Necking with a girl.
(d) Fishing.

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

5. What is Ben Tyson's job?
(a) An insurance salesman.
(b) A corporate trainer.
(c) A corporate executive.
(d) A banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tyson's military attorney, it is always a bad idea to cross-examine who?

2. After his initial interview with the government's investigator, where does Tyson travel to?

3. What is the name of one of the sources cited by Andrew Picard for his book?

4. What is the name of the limousine driver who takes Tyson home?

5. What is the name of the military base that Tyson reports to?

Short Essay Questions

1. List the three qualifications held by the person selected to lead the Tyson investigation for the government.

2. After leaving Picard's house, Ben almost loses his life. What happens?

3. When Tyson meets with his attorney after learning of the book's existence, what does Tyson's attorney advise Tyson to do?

4. According to what Tyson confides to Levin during their meeting, how did Tyson come to feel during his time in Vietnam?

5. As Tyson and his military attorney talk, what "true" battle story does Tyson share with his attorney?

6. When Tyson tells Marcy that they need a new car, why does Marcy tell him the car purchase is unwise?

7. According to what Picard tells Ben Tyson, why does Picard confide that he probably should not have used the chapter about the hospital massacre?

8. According to the book about the events in Vietnam, why was an Australian killed?

9. Why is Ben Tyson afraid of following the advice given to him by his attorney just after Tyson learns of the book's existence?

10. Ben and Marcy meet with Levin after Levin has read Harper's official report. Based on that report, what does Levin share with Ben and Marcy?

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