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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the enlisted men offered in exchange for their testimony against Tyson?

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

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

4. When Tyson arrives at his office after seeing the book for the first time, what does Tyson have his secretary do?

5. What is the name of one of the sources cited by Andrew Picard for his book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. When being questioned by the government investigator, Tyson realizes that his story is full of holes, but sticks to it anyway. Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Steven Brandt and Richard Farley.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the reasons each man had for breaking the code of silence and sharing their stories with Andrew Picard. What did each man have to gain? To lose?

c. How does the decision to come forward affect each character - both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Vincent Corva, Karen Harper, Marcy Tyson, Steven Brandt, and Andrew Picard.

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