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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Garrigan comes to the town, determined not to lose ____________ as he has lost so many others.
(a) Nestor
(b) Sara
(c) Gugu
(d) Himself

2. What room does Garrigan discover has already been sacked when he wanders the halls?
(a) The treasure room
(b) The office
(c) The living room
(d) The bedroom

3. Amin notes that he regrets the death of the ______________ and that his followers did it without his knowledge.
(a) His son
(b) Rabbi
(c) Archbishop
(d) His father

4. The ___________ the group captures sometimes don't even know what country they are fighting in.
(a) Israelis
(b) British
(c) Ugandans
(d) Libyans

5. Who sends Garrigan a letter telling him about a property he has inherited on an island?
(a) Amin
(b) His mother
(c) His sister
(d) His brother

6. It seems that Amin has taken refuge in _________ though others in Uganda want him to be taken back and put on trial.
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Iran
(c) Libya
(d) Israel

7. The person who is torn limb from limb, literally, was a supporter of which group?
(a) The Tanzanian's
(b) The Israeli
(c) The Zionists'
(d) Amin's

8. For whom does Idi Amin express affection after his declaration of disbanding a spy ring?
(a) Prime Minister of England
(b) Queen of England
(c) President of Scotland
(d) The President of the United States

9. What does Garrigan see when he approaches the center of the town?
(a) Boys with machine guns on women
(b) A wedding celebration
(c) A feast
(d) Soldiers beating boys

10. What had Garrigan thought was in the stuffed animal head that he delivered to Swanepoel?
(a) A bomb
(b) Money
(c) Papers
(d) Drugs

11. Amin laughs when Garrigan pleads for his life, saying that he will not kill someone like ____________.
(a) A boy
(b) Garrigan
(c) A doctor
(d) Himself

12. What kind of hostages are being held in the hijacked airplane at the airport?
(a) Tanzanian
(b) Spanish
(c) Israeli
(d) English

13. What does Amin tell Garrigan to do after Garrigan asks about the stuffed animal head?
(a) Be more careful
(b) Leave the country
(c) Be honest with him
(d) Hide during the daytime

14. What has the hospital run out of at Kampala, making it difficult to sterilize anything?
(a) Alcohol
(b) Medicine
(c) Electricity
(d) Water

15. Where does Garrigan go the next morning after his run in with Amin and the accusations against him?
(a) The secret prison
(b) Train station
(c) Border
(d) Airport

Short Answer Questions

1. The ____________ have given Israel and the rest of the world a two-day deadline to release a list of prisoners or the hostages will be blown up.

2. Who offers Garrigan a room, though Garrigan can tell this is not a very energetic offer?

3. What doesn't Garrigan know when the publicist asks him the question?

4. When Amin does not arrive, Garrigan realizes he cannot stay at the ___________, but he doesn't know where else to go.

5. What is the name given to the kid soldiers who are not in Mbarara and fighting with others in town?

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