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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Garrigan trying to avoid as he walks around the halls of Amin's house during the looting?

2. What is supposedly being sent to Libya in order to secure arms in the exchange?

3. For whom does Idi Amin express affection after his declaration of disbanding a spy ring?

4. Garrigan goes out in Malachi's _________ along the bay once again at the start of the chapter.

5. Who is the crazy man that Garrigan sees hanging from the tree when he reaches the equator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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