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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. According to the JAG prosecution attorney, what is the one thing that will NOT come out of the court martial hearing?

2. According to the prosecutor's opening statement, what does the prosecution NOT have to do?

3. How many members sit on the panel that serves as the jury for the court martial trial?

4. As the platoon members began to agree on the details of the story that they would all stick to, how many men do they say were hit by sniper fire as the platoon approached the building?

5. According to the testimony given, where did the platoon sit down and decide what story they would all hold to regarding the events at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Tyson and Corva share a drink, Corva tells Tyson that he thinks Tyson is guilty. What does Corva not want Tyson to have to do?

2. When Steven Brandt is on the stand, what does Brandt say was his impression of Tyson while the platoon was in the operating room?

3. When Harper tells Tyson that several of his old platoon members have "finally" been located, what does Tyson believe?

4. When the rabbi is asked about giving up his office for Corva and Tyson to use, what does the rabbit say?

5. As the court martial approaches, what does Corva remind Tyson will happen if Tyson is ordered to tell the truth?

6. What is the major difference between a Grand Jury and the initial phase of the court martial?

7. When the court martial gets underway, Corva makes an announcement that draws criticism. How does Corva respond to the criticism?

8. When Tyson takes his turn to make a statement, what does he say?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Vincent Corva and Farnley Gilmer.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. Looking forward, how might Tyson's court martial have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Karen Harper and Farnley Gilmer.

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

b. What is revealed about each character as their back stories are explained? Discuss how the quest for the truth affects both of these characters.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Andrew Picard character at the beginning of the book when his book is first published. What is Picard's motivation for publishing the book? What drives him? Then, discuss this same character when he meets and gets to know Ben Tyson, the subject of the most controversial chapter of Picard's book. What is Picard's motivation then? What is driving him? How do the events in the story change Picard's character? Who is Andrew Picard at the end of the story?

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