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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 what day did the fateful attack in Vietnam involving Tyson's platoon take place?
(a) April 15.
(b) February 15.
(c) January 15.
(d) March 15.

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

3. Who is the Army's Judge Advocate General?
(a) Herbert Swenson.
(b) Thomas Berg.
(c) Fraser Duncan.
(d) William Van Arken.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who attends the meeting regarding the jurisdiction of Tyson's case from the Secretary of the Army's office?

3. Who was responsible for killing the only member of Tyson's platoon who died in the hospital massacre?

4. What is the name of the noted military law professor that the government's team consults?

5. What is the name of the man Tyson goes outside to meet, while having dinner with Marcy?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Tyson meets with the man who quietly suggests that Tyson leave the country, how does that meeting end?

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

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

4. When Tyson and Marcy go to the officer's club to have dinner, why is Tyson rude to the person he introduces to Marcy?

5. According to Levin, why will Tyson be held to a higher standard for his actions in Vietnam than others will be?

6. 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?

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

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

9. Why does Tyson excuse himself from the officer's club while he is dining with Marcy to meet a man outside?

10. According to Tyson, it was standard practice in Vietnam that an officer had some enemy weapons to turn in with bodies of innocent civilians killed. Why?

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