Ordinary Man (Reading)

Where did story of "Ordinary Man" take place?

• Kenya
• Mali
• Rwanda
• Mexico

What action did Rusesabagina take when the genocide broke out?

• He joined the rebel forces
• He began a radio program that was filled with anti-violence messages
• He began to hide the Tutsis in his attic
• He was able to hide over one thousand people in his hotel

Which phrase conveys a tone of disgust and horror?

• "hacked to death with machetes"
• "I still don't understand"
• "took them in my office and treated them like friends"
• "nobody was beaten"

What resources did Rusesabagina use to help the refugees?

• He used his relationship with the king of the country
• He used his cache of guns.
• He used his connections with the Americans
• He used his tongue.

"I had control of a luxury hotel, which was one of the few places during the genocide that had the image of being protected by soldiers."

Choose the reason why the word image is used in the sentence above.

• mage is important because the hotel staff was armed as well as the guards.
• Image is important because the hotel wasn't actually safe or protected.
• Image is important because the hotel was operating under a covert operation with the rebels.
• Image is important because the hotel had more security guards inside.

Why does Rusesabagina include the story about Peter?

• Peter is an example of how normal people turned violent because of the genocide.
• Peter is an example of an oppressed Tutsi and how he overcame his circumstances.
• Peter is an example of how ambition can take you far.
• Peter is an example of the average person in this country and how they were each affected.

How does calling the hunt for Tutsis a "sports event" convey the tone of the narrative?

• It conveys his distaste for violence and racism.
• It conveys his passion for hunting.
• It conveys his shock and disgust at his countrymen's behavior.
• It conveys his love of competition.

What does Rusesabagina consider to be the biggest failure that led to the genocide?

• The failure of the United States for not calling a genocide by its right name.
• The failure of words
• The failure of the European colonists who exploited trivial differences for the sake of a divide-and-rule strategy
• The failure of the United Nations to live up to its commitments as a peacemaking body.

"It started as a failure of the European colonists who exploited trivial differences for the sake of a divide-and-rule strategy. It was the failure of Africa to get beyond its ethnic divisions and form true coalition governments.  It was a failure of Western democracies to step in and avert the catastrophe when abundant evidence was available." 

What type of figurative language is used in this excerpt from the text?

• metaphor
• imagery
• alliteration
• parallelism

At the end of the story, how does Rusesabagina identify himself?

• As a hotel manager
• As a member of a blended family
• As an ordinary man
• As a passionate man who took extreme measures to make a difference