3. Why does the French captain deposit the Tutsi refugees on the road barely halfway to the RPF camp when he hears reports of gunfire in the area?
(a) He is afraid of conflict with the RPF.
(b) He is given orders to avoid fighting at all costs.
(c) His truck breaks down.
(d) He is afraid of conflict with the Hutu.

4. To where does Aloise offer to take Immaculee and her companions from the French base camp?
(a) Butane.
(b) Cyangugu.
(c) Gitarama.
(d) Kigali.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more women join the bathroom in "A Gathering of Orphans"?

2. What is the name of the Protestant pastor who shames the young men who caught Damascene?

3. Which of the Tutsi women is the only one who knows how to speak French when they arrive at the gate of the field encampment?

4. From what country is the general of the UN Peacekeepers who remained behind after the Belgian soldiers pulled out?

5. How many Tutsi refugees are in the French camp when Operation Turquoise comes to a close?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what does the pastor ask the women to pray with him and why?

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

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

4. What is the state of the city of Kigali when Immaculee and her friends arrive there after the war?

5. How do the children of the pastor react to learning of the women who had been hiding in the pastor's bathroom?

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

8. What international efforts are described in "A Gathering of Orphans" about the Rwandan massacres?

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

10. For what reason does Immaculee believe the French would not slaughter the Tutsi people as the Hutu think they would?

(see the answer keys)

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