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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the movie Hotel Rwanda come out?

2. In Chapter 3, how often were children given half a vitamin?

3. Where did Clemantine buy the clothes she wore to her first day of school in Chapter 4?

4. How long before the genocide did the Belgians racialize the country of Rwanda?

5. How many children did Claire have before she was 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Claire marry Rob, and did he live up to his promises?

2. In Chapter 3, why was the larva-filled dirt a problem?

3. How did the Belgians racialize Rwanda?

4. Why did Clemantine have almost no photographs or mementos to remember her life?

5. Why did Clemantine find herself alarmed and comforted by Elie Wiesel's book, Night?

6. Why did Clemantine not understand the point of the word genocide when she was in the eighth grade?

7. Where did Clemantine and Claire live in Chapter 4?

8. In Chapter 3, where were Clemantine and others taken?

9. What were the basic facts of the Rwandan genocide?

10. What are two things that Clemantine had in Chapter 2 that were special to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clemantine’s mother used an orange to teach her children to share. What did Clemantine’s mother believe about sharing and the world? How was her mother’s philosophy meant to combat possession and entitlement?

Essay Topic 2

Claire was reluctant to settle anywhere when they lived in Africa. Why was Claire reluctant to settle anywhere when they lived in Africa? Why did she think she would become a victim if she settled somewhere?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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