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

2. While in Kigali, where does Immaculee go to pray and meditate?
(a) A chapel in the UN building.
(b) A Jesuit center.
(c) The rooftop of Sarah's house.
(d) A Baptist church.

3. At least how much weight has Immaculee lost by the beginning of "The Gift of Tongues"?
(a) 40 lbs.
(b) 35 lbs.
(c) 50 lbs.
(d) 20 lbs.

4. Where does Immaculee volunteer in Kigali while she is working there at the UN?
(a) A homeless shelter.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) An elementary school.
(d) A hospital.

5. With whom is Immaculee reunited in late 1995?
(a) Her Uncle Paul.
(b) John.
(c) Pastor Murinzi.
(d) Aimable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Immaculee's husband?

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

3. What does Immaculee say littered the streets in Kigali?

4. How many Tutsi were murdered in the genocide?

5. Which two of the refugees does Immaculee bring with her to find the RPF soldiers after being deposited by the French truck?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Hutu think that the French coming to Rwanda would be a boon to their genocidal efforts?

2. What do Major Ntwali do for Immaculee and her friends in "On to Kigali"?

3. How do the RPF soldiers greet Immaculee when she first arrives at the roadblock?

4. Why does Immaculee attempt to teach herself English while hiding in the bathroom?

5. How does Immaculee manage to get from the streets of Kigali into her dorm room in Butare?

6. What prevents Damascene from staying with good friends who would have hidden him and helped him to escape the country, leading to his death, as is recounted in "A Letter from Damascene"?

7. How do Immaculee and the other Tutsi women make it past the Interahamwe in "The Pain of Freedom"?

8. Where is the French base camp set up, and who does Immaculee find there?

9. How does Damascene face his death?

10. How does Immaculee finally manage to get a job working for the United Nations?

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