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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. According to the noted military law professor, who must be called into account before lieutenants can be court-martialed?
(a) Privates.
(b) Ensigns.
(c) Generals.
(d) Colonels.

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 does the government decide to put in charge of the investigation against Tyson?
(a) Major Harper.
(b) Major Berg.
(c) Major Truscott.
(d) Major Van Arken.

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

5. When Marcy and Ben talk after Ben returns to the cottage in Sag Harbor, what does Marcy want Ben to do?
(a) Find a new attorney.
(b) Call David for dinner.
(c) Flee the country.
(d) Give a public interview.

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before Harper leaves the military base after visiting with Tyson, what does she suggest that Tyson do?

2. What type of building did Tyson's platoon attack, according to the book?

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

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

5. When Tyson is leaving his house, what does his limousine driver tell him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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