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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are members of the Tutsi tribe often denied in the public sphere?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Scholarships to schools.
(c) The right to own automobiles.
(d) The right to military service.

2. Beyond being well-mannered and virtuous, what do Immaculee's parents expect of her?
(a) To clean.
(b) To cook.
(c) To sing.
(d) To study.

3. How does the youth movement of which Immaculee learns at the University attract youth?
(a) Manipulation of anger and a lack of direction.
(b) Promising to provide for their families.
(c) Providing them all with cars.
(d) Offering free educations.

4. Whom has the member of her family that Immaculee questions privately seen in the village of Mataba?
(a) Interahamwe.
(b) Paul Kagame.
(c) Members of the Twa tribe.
(d) President Habyarimana.

5. What is the name of Vianney's high school teacher who arrives at Pastor Murinzi's house?
(a) Buhoro.
(b) Sotomi.
(c) Nzima.
(d) Richard.

6. Where is the university to which Immaculee is awarded a scholarship in "Off to University"?
(a) Gitarama.
(b) Byumba.
(c) Butare.
(d) Kigali.

7. What colors are the beads of the rosary on which Immaculee daily prays while in the bathroom?
(a) Red and black.
(b) Blue and green.
(c) Brown and orange.
(d) Red and white.

8. What is the first plate of food that the women receive after two days in hiding?
(a) Corn and cold beef.
(b) Bread and honey.
(c) Potatoes and beans.
(d) Beets and cabbage.

9. What does Immaculee hold in her hand while passing the mob?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A test from the University.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) A rosary.

10. Which two colonial countries settled in Rwanda and created political tension and turmoil?
(a) Germany and Belgium.
(b) France and Portugal.
(c) France and England.
(d) England and Spain.

11. Where do the Tutsi women hide when the killers begin screaming outside the pastor's house?
(a) Outside on the ledge.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) A ceiling crawl space.
(d) Inside the closet.

12. By whom is Immaculee accompanied on her trip home for the holiday?
(a) Aimable.
(b) Vianney.
(c) Augustine.
(d) Sarah.

13. How far do Immaculee and her brothers walk to elementary school?
(a) Four miles.
(b) A hundred yards.
(c) Eight miles.
(d) One mile.

14. What is the name of Immaculee's teacher at the time when she first experiences ethnic segregation?
(a) Buhoro.
(b) Ignata.
(c) Mukungwa.
(d) Kisoro.

15. What is Immaculee's father holding in his hand as he addresses the crowd gathered outside of their home?
(a) A machete.
(b) A rosary.
(c) A gun.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other girls does the Protestant student date while with Immaculee?

2. What is the name of the Tutsi girl Immaculee immediately befriends at the school?

3. Which of Immaculee's relatives gives in to despair in "No Going Back"?

4. In what country is Paul Kagame at the beginning of "No Going Back"?

5. What news station gives the report heard by the women in the bathroom that the RPF had made its way to the capital of Kigali?

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