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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. What is the name of the witness from Tyson's platoon who turns up dead after the investigation begins?
(a) Chet Brown.
(b) Harold Simcox.
(c) Keith Overbrook.
(d) Martin Levin.

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

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

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

5. Who attends the meeting regarding the jurisdiction of Tyson's case from the Secretary of the Army's office?
(a) Fraser Duncan.
(b) Thomas Berg.
(c) William Van Arken.
(d) Herbert Swenson.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When Tyson's wife arrives home the day Tyson first learns of the book, what does Tyson's wife find him doing?

5. Who is the author of the book that details the activities of Tyson's platoon in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. When being questioned by the government investigator, Tyson realizes that his story is full of holes, but sticks to it anyway. Why?

2. As Tyson and his military attorney talk, describe the military attorney's attitude regarding war stories.

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

4. How much money does Tyson's military attorney agree to represent Tyson for?

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

6. Why do Berg, Truscott, and Van Arken decide to go after Tyson instead of the enlisted men?

7. Why does Tyson refuse to call for those members of his platoon who are still alive to come to his defense?

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

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

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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