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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. What does Amin wear when he says that he has been talking to NASA about being the first black man on the moon?

2. Whose death is considered to be the most traumatic thing to have happened to Garrigan?

3. What is not working, hindering Garrigan's ability to find Dr. Merrit once he arrives in town?

4. What appears at the center of the pool along with Idi Amin on it?

5. What kind of infestations does the Dr. Ivor Seabrook from England specialize in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the Tanzanian forces decide to use for their new headquarters as they advance into Kampala?

3. What is the supposed ailment of Amin's daughter who attends a boarding school?

4. What is Merrit's reaction to the decision of Garrigan to leave the clinic to work with Amin?

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

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

7. When Amin Idi gets married, which ceremony is Garrigan invited to attend?

8. What are some of the images that Garrigan sees in his recurring dream about Amin?

9. What does Garrigan learn about the plans for Amin now?

10. What does the Tanzanian Colonel have to say about the boy soldiers who are fighting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting of the story, at least how Garrigan describes it, gives the reader insight into the history of Uganda as well as of the modern times.

Part 1: What is the setting saying about the colonialism in Uganda? What environmental cues are used?

Part 2: Do you think Garrigan is being fair in his descriptions of the setting? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might the descriptions used in a story affect the reader's perception of the story itself?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, people are asking Garrigan to take Amin's life and assassinate him before he causes more harm to the lands and his people.

Part 1: Why is Garrigan the person to ask in terms of getting up close and personal with Amin?

Part 2: Why do you think that Garrigan doesn't agree to taking Amin's life?

Part 3: Why do you think that Garrigan doesn't say no to taking Amin's life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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