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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Vianney in "Farewell to the Boys"?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 22.
(d) 18.

2. In what village does Immaculee grow up?
(a) Mataba.
(b) Kibuye.
(c) Butare.
(d) Kibungo.

3. How many girls in Immaculee's family had attended university before her?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Zero.

4. Which tribe had once had a king that ruled the land prosperously and peacefully?
(a) The Twa.
(b) The Hutu.
(c) The Tutsi.
(d) The Rwana.

5. For what holiday does Immaculee return home from the University?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Independence Day.
(d) Spring Break.

6. For what is Immaculee mistaken when she is nearly shot by an irrational and fearful girl?
(a) A man.
(b) A monster.
(c) A European.
(d) A soldier.

7. Of what is the Protestant student convinced should Immaculee help a woman defend herself against robbers and attackers?
(a) That she will be killed.
(b) That he will be beaten as well.
(c) That she will also be victimized.
(d) That the attackers will leave.

8. What were Immaculee's parents both trained to be?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Weavers.
(c) Educators.
(d) Lawyers.

9. Which tribe came to be the dominant ruling class because of others fleeing ethnic persecution?
(a) The Rwana.
(b) The Tutsi.
(c) The Hutu.
(d) The Twa.

10. Upon what word does Immaculee meditate for days?
(a) Hope.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Faith.

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

12. Which of Immaculee's relatives gives in to despair in "No Going Back"?
(a) Damascene.
(b) Vianney.
(c) Aimable.
(d) Leonard.

13. How many daughters are born to Immaculee's parents?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

14. Who is killed on the first night of "retributions" for the death of the President?
(a) Immaculee's Uncle Twaza.
(b) Damascene.
(c) Paul Kagame.
(d) Immaculee's boyfriend.

15. Which Psalm does Immaculee read immediately after Sony is turned away from the Pastor's house?
(a) 151.
(b) 91.
(c) 67.
(d) 131.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Immaculee graduate from her mother's schoolhouse?

2. To where in the bathroom does Immaculee privately retreat?

3. What is the name of the 14-year-old girl that Immaculee sitting next to her in the bathroom?

4. What does Immaculee's name mean?

5. Which of the ladies in the bathroom does not cry when Pastor Murinzi tells them how the Tutsi people have been slaughtered even inside churches?

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