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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. The night after the hospital massacre, which platoon member next took up the story that the men would all eventually agree to stick to?
(a) Ben Tyson.
(b) Steven Brandt.
(c) Daniel Kelly.
(d) Richard Farley.

2. After the guilty verdict is read, who drives Tyson to the post lockup facility?
(a) Vincent Corva.
(b) Chet Brown.
(c) Steven Brandt.
(d) Karen Harper.

3. What is the name of Tyson's former secretary who is present at the trial to show her support for Tyson?
(a) Miss Beale.
(b) Miss Bethany.
(c) Miss Bender.
(d) Miss Betty.

4. According to his statement, who first told Picard the story of the hospital massacre?
(a) Steven Brandt.
(b) Richard Farley.
(c) Daniel Kelly.
(d) Sister Teresa.

5. According to military law, how many votes taken when the panel is deliberating can be made by secret ballot?
(a) Two.
(b) All of them.
(c) One.
(d) None of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the hospital in Hue, who eventually pistol whipped Tyson in an effort to remove him from a dangerous situation, and ultimately saved Tyson's life?

2. As part of the testimony given, who characterizes Tyson as a good leader and denies having any animosity for Tyson?

3. At the time of the court martial, who is a mechanic?

4. At the time of the court martial, who has become a successful Miami businessman?

5. According to the trial's first witness, what did Tyson and four men do at the burial mound?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Corva, why is there no way to prove if Tyson filed a report regarding the incident at the hospital?

2. When Corva asks Tyson to explain about Larry Cane's death, what does Tyson tell Corva?

3. According to Sproule, what is the purpose of the trial?

4. As Corva and Tyson leave the conference room to head into the hearing, Corva tells Tyson that the witnesses seem like good men. What is Tyson's response?

5. As Tyson and Corva share a drink, what does Tyson realize about other people who had served and returned from Vietnam?

6. After escorting a man from the courtroom with the excuse that he might be called as a witness, what does Corva reveal to be his true intentions for removing the man?

7. Summarize the closing arguments of both Pierce and Corva.

8. As Tyson and his platoon left the hospital after the massacre, what did Tyson hope no one would be able to tell?

9. As the witnesses discuss the potential hit on Brandt, what does Tyson interrupt the conversation to tell the men?

10. What does Picard believe that Brandt lied to him about?

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