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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. Barclay is the _____________ who takes Garrigan to the Ministry of Health for his new position.

2. Who is the servant that does not appear when the Merrits call on him to help Garrigan, their new guest?

3. What does Marina offer to bring on the boat trip with Garrigan, when she is invited?

4. At the clinic, what does the refrigeration run on as the generator can not be trusted to work all the time?

5. Marina Perkins tells Garrigan that _________ has been retired and has been sent home to Scotland.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Idi Amin offer to Garrigan in exchange for his help after the Maserati accident?

2. When Garrigan meets Swanepoel and hears about the coup, why is Garrigan told not to worry about it?

3. What does Amin blame for his cannibalistic tendencies as he talks to Garrigan?

4. Why are Gugu's relatives angry with Garrigan and Sara for letting him stay with them for a month?

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

6. What does Garrigan do in order to aid the escape of Amin during the looting?

7. Which couple does Garrigan observe in the bar when he is walking through Kampala?

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

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

10. What does Garrigan see when he approaches the center of town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though Amin seems to be completely enamored with Garrigan, he still pulls a gun on him and forces him into a prison cell for a night.

Part 1: Why do you think that Amin decided to punish Garrigan at this point of the story?

Part 2: Do you think that Garrigan's experience of punishment will affect the way he feels about Amin? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think you would have tried to leave as Garrigan did after his experience? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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