Hotel Rwanda Questions and Reflection
Hotel Rwanda Questions and Reflection
Hotel Rwanda Questions and Reflection
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Who is the man on the radio at the beginning of the movie? Why does he call the Tutsi- cockroaches?
What year does the movie and genocide take place? What is the capital of Rwanda (where the movie takes place)?
What European country had colonized Rwanda up until the 1960s? What ethnic group took power after they left?
What ethnic group is Paul? What is Pauls wifes name and what is her ethnic group? What is Pauls job? Why does he give gifts to some of his guests like the military general?
Who are the guys with the blue hats? Why are they in Rwanda?
At the bar, what do the reporters learn about the physcial difference between a Hutu and a Tutsi?
What happens to the Hutu President that ignites the genocide? What is the verbal signal to the Hutu Extremists (Interahamwe) to begin the killings?
What is the head UN colonel implying when he says, We are here as Peace Keepers, not as Peace Makers.?
Why is Paul happy that Jack (the reporter) shot footage of the massacre in the streets of Kigali? What is Jacks reply of how people will react to the footage in a country like the U.S.?
Why does the Red Cross Female volunteer say that they are targeting the Tutsi children?
How are Paul and the Tutsi refugees saved from the Hutu Interahamwe by a phone call? Reflection (5-7 Sentence Paragraph)
Part 3- Chaos
Questions How does Paul convince the military general into getting Gregoire back to work?
Why does Paul leave the hotel and why does he bring his worker Gregoire with him?
Why does Paul break down crying when he returns from his trip to get supplies?
What is an exit visa? What are some of the countries that are bringing in these refugees?
By not leaving with his family, how has Paul changed from the beginning of the movie?
What happens to the escape convoy as they try to exit the country? How do the Hutu (Interahamwe) find out about their attempted escape?
How does Paul bribe the Rwandan military general into helping him and the Tutsi refugees?
Why does Paul emotionally check the roof of the hotel after he cannot find his family in the chaos? Where are they actually hiding?
Who chases off the Hutu Interahamwe as the escape convoy approaches safety/the border?
How did refugees search or hear about the fate of their loved ones?
How did the genocide finally end in July of 1994? How many dead bodies were left behind?