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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Garrigan's life at Mbarara has become _____________ to him, according to his descriptions.
(a) Exciting
(b) Boring
(c) Dangerous
(d) Pleasant

2. Garrigan takes a long lunch in order to see the ____________ of the Baganda kings.
(a) Books
(b) Palaces
(c) Tombs
(d) Homes

3. In June, two ______________ disappear after asking questions about the soldiers and the killings.
(a) Americans
(b) Spaniards
(c) Germans
(d) French

4. Who is NOT a part of the dinner at the Merrits' at the start of Chapter 11 in the book?
(a) Dr. Dawson
(b) Garrigan
(c) Sara
(d) Ivor

5. What is the health problem Garrigan thinks he has, though Sara discovers otherwise and fixes him right up?
(a) Appendicitis
(b) Acid reflex
(c) Gas
(d) Ear infection

6. Idi Amin actually became the ____________ champion of Uganda, challenging Muhammad Ali to a fight.
(a) Dancing
(b) Wrestling
(c) Kickboxing
(d) Boxing

7. What is another name for the minibus that Garrigan takes the next day to get to Mbarara?
(a) Matatu
(b) Mitta
(c) Moshe
(d) Martubus

8. Where does Garrigan decide to write his memoir after his adventures with Idi Amin?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) Scotland
(d) Kenya

9. How many years does Garrigan spend as Amin's personal doctor?
(a) Three
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) Six

10. What would have killed Idi Amin during his assassination attempt had he not moved to another seat?
(a) Poison
(b) Arrow
(c) Grenade
(d) Bullet

11. Who advises Garrigan to get out of the city in order to avoid the coup that is taking place?
(a) Dr. Merrit
(b) Marina Perkins
(c) Sara
(d) Nigel Stone

12. Amin writes to the Secretary General of the UM, telling him that __________ was right in massacring the Israelis.
(a) Hitler
(b) Hussein
(c) He
(d) The Ayatollah

13. What does Garrigan do at the main hospital at Kampala, even though he is not trained to do so?
(a) Cancer treatment
(b) Pediatrics
(c) Obstetrics
(d) Surgery

14. Sara tells Garrigan that Israel is always in a ________________ when he tells her what he hears on the radio.
(a) State of poverty
(b) State of emergency
(c) State of peace
(d) State of dictatorship

15. What does Marina offer to bring on the boat trip with Garrigan, when she is invited?
(a) Picnic
(b) Sunscreen
(c) Boat
(d) Life jackets

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garrigan remove from Amin's son in order to cure him of his illness?

2. What kind of wine is being made at the wine factory Garrigan and Waziri visit during a trip together?

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

4. Barclay tells Garrigan that there is a place nearby where they can buy food, but the owner is ______________.

5. Who is the dinner guest who becomes quite drunk and needs to be escorted back to his bungalow?

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