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

2. When Tyson and Marcy go to the officer's club to have dinner, who does the person Tyson introduces to his wife claim to be?
(a) A Baptist chaplain.
(b) A Vietnam veteran.
(c) A special investigator.
(d) A Methodist minister.

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

4. 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) Alleviate.
(c) Investigate.
(d) Imitate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of platoon was Tyson's platoon?

2. Who is the presidential aide that attends the meeting regarding the jurisdiction of Tyson's case?

3. What does Harper ask Tyson to plead guilty to?

4. What is Ben Tyson's job?

5. According to the charges brought against Tyson, how many "Orientals" is Tyson accused of murdering?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to what Picard tells Ben Tyson, why did his mysterious visitor come to see him?

2. Why was Tyson not reassigned in Vietnam like he was supposed to be?

3. Describe the situation that Picard shares with Ben Tyson as an example of one of Picard's "bad light" experiences.

4. When Tyson and his wife attend a party, what new feeling does Tyson experience at the party?

5. Why does Marcy object to the company's offer to relocate Tyson?

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

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

8. When Tyson's platoon was pinned down by enemy fire, what did Tyson realize would offer his platoon a chance to escape?

9. How does the Lieutenant Colonel try to comfort Tyson when Tyson objects to the travel restriction?

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

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