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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. While there is talk of a coup, Garrigan is told not to worry as they generally leave ____________ alone.

2. What is hurting when Garrigan goes to the hospital to examine Idi Amin?

3. What kind of car is Major Mabuse driving the day after the two foreigners are killed mysteriously?

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

5. Garrigan takes a long lunch in order to see the ____________ of the Baganda kings.

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Amin's bed when Garrigan enters Amin's bedroom during the looting?

2. What does Amin announce after the rest of the British (except for Garrigan) are expelled?

3. What does Amin insist that Garrigan publish a report on when Garrigan is still in his services?

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

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

6. What happens when Garrigan finally does reach the APC and its safety?

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

8. What does Garrigan realize about the scene he witnesses in the center of the town?

9. What is Garrigan tempted to do instead of going through with the interview?

10. What is odd about the fact that Garrigan is doing surgery at the hospital in Kampala?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Garrigan ends up giving Swanepoel a box that contains a bomb, causing his plane to crash and for Swanepoel and the pilot to be killed.

Part 1: Why do you think that Garrigan doesn't realize he is doing something wrong?

Part 2: Why do you think that Amin asks Garrigan to deliver this dangerous package to the place?

Part 3: Would you have accepted a gift from Amin if you were in Swanepoel's position? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Within this story is the theme of loss. Garrigan loses much in the first half of the book, which may or may not have led to the rest of his trouble in the second half of the book.

Part 1: How do you think the string of losses for Garrigan will affect him as the book goes on?

Part 2: Do you think losses always have to make a person weaker? Why or why not?

Part 3: Can having many losses in your life make you more vulnerable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The tremendous racial disparity in the book causes the reader to feel the discomfort of Garrigan and others who he calls friends.

Part 1: How does the racial disparity affect Garrigan on a daily basis? Or doesn't it?

Part 2: Why do you think that the races harbor such ill will toward each other?

Part 3: Why isn't Garrigan harassed more for being often the only white man around?

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