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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 one of the sources cited by Andrew Picard for his book?
(a) Lawrence Cane.
(b) Richard Farley.
(c) Daniel Kelly.
(d) Phillip Sloan.

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

3. What is the name of Ben Tyson's wife?
(a) Marilyn.
(b) Marcy.
(c) Susan.
(d) Joyce.

4. When Tyson goes home, what does he discover?
(a) Someone has gone through his home.
(b) Someone has burned down his home.
(c) Someone has kidnapped his son.
(d) Someone has stolen his car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tyson, what was the alleged hospital building lacking?

2. After hearing the new restrictions placed upon Tyson as a result of the charges being filed, what does Tyson do after leaving Levin's office?

3. Which of the men attending the jurisdictional meeting parts with an admonition to remember the potential penalties that Tyson and his men are facing?

4. How did the only member of Tyson's platoon to be killed in the hospital massacre die?

5. What is the name of the witness from Tyson's platoon who turns up dead after the investigation begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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. When Tyson and his wife attend his party, what new feeling does Tyson's wife experience?

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

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

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

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

10. Why do the charges against Tyson make a distinction between Orientals and Caucasians?

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