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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has damaged the face of Florence, the Tutsi refugee Immaculee meets in the French camp?
(a) A ricocheted bullet.
(b) A spear.
(c) A machete.
(d) Shrapnel from a grenade.

2. Which of the following does Immaculee not find in the one large envelope in her room?
(a) Thirty dollars.
(b) Her university progress report.
(c) A letter from her brother Aimable.
(d) Her high school diploma.

3. What does Immaculee's family friend Kayitare bring to the burial of her relatives?
(a) Coffins.
(b) Rosaries.
(c) Prayer-shawls.
(d) Shovels.

4. From what country is the general of the UN Peacekeepers who remained behind after the Belgian soldiers pulled out?
(a) The United States.
(b) Canada.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

5. How many "cockroaches" does Immaculee hear one man boasting of having killed after the women are spotted in the pastor's house?
(a) 250.
(b) 175.
(c) 399.
(d) 299.

6. For how long have the women been in Pastor Murinzi's bathroom when they decide to go to the UN Peacekeeping troops?
(a) Five months.
(b) Nine weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two months.

7. Who is the extremist Hutu uncle of Damascene's Hutu friend who hid him for weeks?
(a) Kageyo.
(b) Kagame.
(c) Buhoro.
(d) Murinzi.

8. Which foreign troops are the first to arrive in Rwanda?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) American.

9. For how many hours a day does Immaculee meditate, as stated in "A Gathering of Orphans"?
(a) 8-14.
(b) 5-7.
(c) 21-24.
(d) 15-20.

10. What are the first three words Immaculee says to Felicien?
(a) "I forgive you."
(b) "I hate you."
(c) "Do not fear."
(d) "I am sorry."

11. How many Tutsi refugees are in the French camp when Operation Turquoise comes to a close?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 23.
(d) 30.

12. What is the name of the housekeeper who gives Immaculee a detailed description of the death of her brother Damascene?
(a) Kigana.
(b) Traore.
(c) Karubu.
(d) Sanha.

13. What is the name of Immaculee's husband?
(a) Bryan.
(b) Paul.
(c) Pierre.
(d) John.

14. Whom does Immaculee see for the first time since before the genocide, as related near the end of "The Gift of Tongues"?
(a) Damascene.
(b) Vianney.
(c) John.
(d) Lechim.

15. What notable item does Immaculee find in a house nearby Aloise's?
(a) A pair of leather shoes.
(b) A set of fine china.
(c) A pair of gold earrings.
(d) A diamond-studded belt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the predominant feeling of Sehame after the killing of Damascene?

2. What language are most of the Rwandans taught in high-school as a second language?

3. At what time do the French soldiers tell Pastor Murinzi to bring the Tutsi women to them?

4. Into what city does the UN Peacekeeping troops first fly?

5. What happens to Immaculee when she sees brother's mutilated body?

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