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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 man Tyson goes outside to meet, while having dinner with Marcy?
(a) Wally Jamison.
(b) Wally Jefferies.
(c) Wally Johnson.
(d) Wally Jones.

2. 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) Analgesics.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Morphine.

3. What was hanging out of one of the windows of the building Tyson's platoon attacked, according to the book?
(a) An American flag.
(b) A white sheet.
(c) A Red Cross flag.
(d) An enemy banner.

4. Just before Harper leaves the military base after visiting with Tyson, what does she suggest that Tyson do?
(a) Say good-bye to his wife.
(b) Plan for a guilty verdict.
(c) Hire a military attorney.
(d) Flee the country.

5. How did Tyson try to comfort the mother of the only man in his platoon to die inside the hospital?
(a) With a letter.
(b) With a photograph.
(c) With a phone call.
(d) With a personal visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the charges are filed, Tyson has new restrictions placed upon him. What is NOT one of the restrictions Tyson must now adhere to?

2. When Marcy and Ben discuss where David should go to school, where does Ben want to send David?

3. When did Tyson originally sign the military oath that Levin assures him is still valid for his court martial?

4. What happens when the fight outside the officer's club is broken up?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Tyson object to the radius in which Tyson's travel is restricted to while he lives on the military base?

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

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

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. After hearing the charges against him, what fact does Tyson point out that makes him feel that charges should never have been filed?

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

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

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

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