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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. When Tyson goes to visit Andrew Picard, who does Tyson discover has also been to see Picard?
(a) Melinda Tyson.
(b) Cliff Watson.
(c) Marcy Tyson.
(d) Karen Harper.

2. Where do Tyson's employers tell him that they would like to have him work?
(a) In Beijing.
(b) In Berlin.
(c) In Tokyo.
(d) In Madrid.

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

4. What is Ben Tyson's job?
(a) A corporate trainer.
(b) A banker.
(c) A corporate executive.
(d) An insurance salesman.

5. Who is the aide to the Secretary of Defense?
(a) Thomas Berg.
(b) Herbert Swenson.
(c) Fraser Duncan.
(d) William Van Arken.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Tyson remembers back to the day of his injury, what did he remember the person attending him writing on his forehead?

2. Who does the government decide to put in charge of the investigation against Tyson?

3. In Vietnam, when Tyson and his platoon came across civilians digging in the ground, what were the civilians doing?

4. What is Tyson doing when Major Harper shows up on the military base?

5. What is the name of the noted military law professor that the government's team consults?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to what Picard tells Ben Tyson, why did his mysterious visitor come to see him?

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

7. How much money does Tyson's military attorney agree to represent Tyson for?

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

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

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

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