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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Burying the Dead.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the pastor intend to send the women in his bathroom after the war?
(a) The Burundi.
(b) The Abashi.
(c) The Twa.
(d) The Hutu.

2. What is the name of the pastor's son with whom he argues in the bedroom near the bathroom?
(a) Daranga.
(b) Kamago.
(c) Sembeba.
(d) Iligonna.

3. What does the captain of the French troops offer to Immaculee shortly after discovering she can speak French fluently?
(a) To kill any Hutu she wants dead.
(b) To search for every Tutsi in the region.
(c) To march on Kigali with all the Tutsi.
(d) To aid the RPF in overthrowing the government.

4. Roughly how long do the women in the bathroom go between stretching themselves?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

5. Upon whom is the blame put for the death of the President?
(a) The Catholics of Rwanda.
(b) Paul Kagame.
(c) The Tutsi tribe.
(d) The Hutu tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which Biblical figure does Aloise compare the Tutsi refugees surrounded by the Interahamwe killers upon her arrival at the roadblock?

2. Who goes with Immaculee to the pastor's house?

3. Which tribe came to be the dominant ruling class because of others fleeing ethnic persecution?

4. About which of her family members does Immaculee ask Pastor Murinzi at the end of "A Gathering of Orphans"?

5. Which foreign troops are the first to arrive in Rwanda?

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