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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Garrigan tries to imagine that the house is actually in _____________ and that he is Idi Amin.
(a) Germany
(b) Britain
(c) Scotland
(d) Spain

2. The soldiers were distressed to find out they might have killed a __________ as this would make their leader unhappy.
(a) Black man
(b) Child
(c) White man
(d) Woman

3. What does the secret door in Amin's bedroom actually lead to?
(a) Secret prison cells
(b) The garage
(c) The water
(d) The heliopad

4. What city do the Tanzanians reach and then take as a result?
(a) Capetown
(b) Kampala
(c) Nairobi
(d) Mbarara

5. The ____________ tells Garrigan that it will not be as bad as he thinks it will be.
(a) Publicist
(b) Soldier
(c) Woman
(d) Spy

6. Garrigan is done writing, but is haunted by the image of ___________ as it seems to be everywhere.
(a) The stuffed animal
(b) Sara
(c) The severed head
(d) Amin

7. The headlines from Garrigan's interview imply that he has ___________ on his hands too.
(a) Blood
(b) Prison
(c) Ignorance
(d) Racism

8. What had Garrigan thought was in the stuffed animal head that he delivered to Swanepoel?
(a) Drugs
(b) Money
(c) Papers
(d) A bomb

9. What is Garrigan charged with when he is captured by the group of men at the dock?
(a) Poisoning Amin
(b) Helping Amin escape
(c) Being a traitor
(d) Blowing up the plane

10. What does Garrigan borrow in order to help Amin escape from the secret prisons?
(a) Disguise
(b) Helicopter
(c) Land Rover
(d) Van

11. While the soldiers do not hit Garrigan during the checkpoint struggle, the soldiers do take __________.
(a) His cargo
(b) The van
(c) His wallet
(d) His passport

12. Who sends Garrigan a letter telling him about a property he has inherited on an island?
(a) His sister
(b) His brother
(c) His mother
(d) Amin

13. What does Amin accuse Garrigan of the following night after Garrigan's possession has been stolen?
(a) Betrayal
(b) Cheating
(c) Bad writing
(d) Trying to kill him

14. After speaking with Amin, Garrigan thinks that he really must fasten the _____________ around the door again.
(a) Heavy lock
(b) Ivy
(c) Bars
(d) Honeysuckle

15. What does Garrigan's sister send ahead so that it is at the new house when he arrives?
(a) His journal
(b) A phone
(c) A photo album
(d) His bank account number

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Garrigan have to reassure after they have seen the headlines about his involvement with Amin?

2. Amin tells the passengers not to try to escape as the terrorists have wired the room with ________________.

3. The chapter opens with a _______________ where everything becomes Amin.

4. What does Garrigan see his father reading during the beginning of the chapter?

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

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