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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. Garrigan seems to think that Idi Amin's mother's name may have been ____________, though he is told otherwise later.

2. What is the profession of Swanepoel as learned by Garrigan in his trips out at night?

3. What does Idi Amin sprain when he is thrown from his car while driving too fast on the roads?

4. Stone says that he has orders to tell Garrigan to ____________, not just incapacitate him.

5. What do Stone and Perkins want Garrigan to do to Amin in order to make him more manageable?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Amin talking to when Garrigan finds him in the secret rooms?

2. What two things does Garrigan receive during the month of June?

3. What has happened to the water situation in Kampala and to the hospital in particular?

4. What does Garrigan see when he approaches the center of town?

5. What is the reason Waziri doesn't think Garrigan should have gone to see Amin Idi speak?

6. What does Idi Amin offer to Garrigan in exchange for his help after the Maserati accident?

7. What happens as Garrigan emerges from his hiding place after running from the soldiers?

8. Who does Garrigan call in order to explain to them the headlines that are being posted about him and his interview?

9. What does Garrigan claim he will not do as he tries to tell the story of Amin in this novel?

10. Where is Amin, according to news reports that Garrigan hears from his new home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The media begins to call Amin's statements stranger and stranger as they continue to be broadcast on the radio.

Part 1: Why do you think the media is quick to point out the flaws and the 'craziness' in the statements of Amin?

Part 2: Do you think that Amin is truly crazy? Why or why not?

Part 3: In what ways does the media benefit from calling a dictator crazy?

Essay Topic 2

As is the case with many books, the narrator may or may not be as reliable as the reader wants them to be.

Part 1: Does Garrigan seem to be a reliable narrator? Why or why not?

Part 2: Who might have been a better narrator for this story? Why?

Part 3: In what ways does the narrator affect the story for a reader? How does their version of events affect a story?

Essay Topic 3

Garrigan treats Amin's children as well, even going so far as to indicate that Amin's daughter is faking an injury to get more attention.

Part 1: Why do you think that Garrigan decides to be honest about the daughter's lack of injury?

Part 2: Do you think you could have been able to treat Amin's children if you were in Garrigan's shoes? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think that Garrigan is willing to help everyone in Amin's family?

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