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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After Immaculee hears the voice of God, how does she perceive the killers?
(a) As devils.
(b) As evil sinners.
(c) As animals.
(d) As children.

4. To what tribe does the Protestant student Immaculee meets at the University belong?
(a) He is a foreigner.
(b) Hutu.
(c) Tutsi.
(d) Twa.

5. Which member of her family does Immaculee pull aside to question privately?
(a) Vianney.
(b) Leonard.
(c) Damscene.
(d) Aimable.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what village does Immaculee grow up?

2. For entrance into what school does Immaculee's parents throw her a party to celebrate?

3. Of what is the Protestant student convinced should Immaculee help a woman defend herself against robbers and attackers?

4. What is the name of the high school dropout whom Immaculee spots in the murderous crowd outside the Pastor's house?

5. Of what youth movement does Immaculee learn while at the University?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Augustine's relationship to Immaculee's family?

2. What is the only promising news that Immaculee and her family hear during the first days of the genocide?

3. What does the pastor tell the women he would do for them in "Farewell to the Boys"?

4. Against what does Immaculee recount arguing in "Struggling to Forgive"?

5. Immaculee's Catholic faith is mentioned early and often in Left to Tell; how is she raised to perceive her faith?

6. What is the message Immaculee receives from Psalm 91 when she first receives the Bible?

7. What realization does Immaculee have which finally enables her to forgive the killers?

8. Of what does Pastor Murinzi accuse Immaculee's father and priest, Father Clement, in "No Friends to Turn To"?

9. Why is Immaculee Ilibagiza initially denied a scholarship to high school?

10. How do the six women manage to fit into the tiny bathroom?

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