NEW Quizlet for Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree-BOTB

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what does "Boko Haram" mean?

"Western education is forbidden" (p. 298)

In BuTa) mean?ried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what does the girl's name (Ya Ta) mean?

"my daughter" (p. 14)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, how many girls were kidnapped from the Chibok school?

276 (p. 293)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, how many of the Chibok schoolgirls managed to escape by jumping off the trucks as they drove away?

57 (p. 294)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, in October of 2016 the first 21 Chibok girls were released. In May of 2017, how many more girls were freed?

82 (p. 323)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what does Ya Ta find buried beneath a pile of her new husband's shirts?

A laptop (p. 197)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what is the "special vest" Fanne has all the girls try on?

A suicide bomber vest, (or an answer like that of some kind) (p. 250-251)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, when a new batch of kidnapped girls come into the camp, Ya Ta notices what one girl is wearing. What is it?

A wedding dress, or remnants of a wedding dress. (p. 166)

Who is the author of Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree?

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what is the name of the leader of the Boko Haram that kidnapped Ya Ta and captured her village?

Al-Bakura (p. 123)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, in May of 2016, the first Chibok girl was found wandering on the outskirts of the Sambisa forest by a group of soldiers. What was her name?

Amina Ali (p. 321)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, who was the first person Ya Ta recognized in the refugee camp after her rescue?

Amira (p. 273)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what was the date the Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped by the Boko Haram?

April 14, 2014 (p. 293)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, who was president of the United States in 2014?

Barak Obama (p. 43)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, who is the president of Nigeria in 2014?

Goodluck Jonathan (p. 93)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what language does Ya Ta and her village speak?

Hausa (p. 11)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, when Ya Ta finds out she is to be married, she decides to run away. What keeps her from doing so?

Her friends tell her they (Boko Haram) might kill her little brother as punishment. (p. 179)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, who else is believed to have survived in Ya Ta's family besides Ya Ta?

Her little brother Jacob, and her mother. (p. 107, 109)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, where does the Boko Haram hide?

In the Sambisa Forest (p. 24)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, someone from Ya Ta's village came to the refugee camp after her rescue and recognized her. Who was it?

Pastor Moses (p. 291)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what does Ya Ta's name get changed to after she is kidnapped?

Salamatu (p. 143)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, who is Ya Ta's best friend?

Sarah (must use her family given name, not the name given by the Boko Haram) (p. 2)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what does Zainab get a tattoo of, and where?

She gets a tattoo of her husband's name, Ali, spelled in Arabic on her stomach (p. 230)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, how does Ya Ta find out that Jacob is still alive?

She sees him in a video on her husband's laptop (p. 254)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, the Boko Haram men refer to each other as rijale. What does rijale mean?

Strong men, brave fighters. (p. 132)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what is the name of the boy Ya Ta has a crush on?

Success, Pastor Moses' son (p. 32) *must say his name...but not necessarily that he is Pastor Moses' son.

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what exam did Ya Ta dream of acing?

The Borno State Scholarship Exam (p. 1)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, who rescued Ya Ta and the other women who fled the bombing of the camp?

The Nigerian Army (p. 273)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, as the threat of the Boko Haram crept nearer, Ya Ta compared the rumors and legends about them to a book that she had read. What was the book?

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (p. 80)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, who comes to Ya Ta's home to tell her she has been selected for the Borno State government scholarship program?

The Principal (p. 89)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, after the Chibok kidnapping, what movement was born "out of rage and frustration against a government that had not taken the threat of Boko Haram seriously"?

Bring Back Our Girls (p. 306)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what is the Borno state capital?

Maiduguri (p. 61)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what is the name of the male Boko Haram teacher who teaches them the Quran?

Malam Adamu (p. 140)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what is the village school teacher's name?

Malam Zwindila (p. 4)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what is Ya Ta's husband's name...the name he chose for himself?

Osama (p. 199)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, when Ya Ta and Sarah go in search of vegetables, what do they find buried beneath a Baobab tree?

The elderly soldier, Magdalene, and one of the other girls. (if they say something similar along those lines, that's acceptable, however they can't just say "bodies")(p.150)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, Ya Ta's husband would watch videos on his laptop. Which one was his favorite?

The planes flying into the twin towers. (p. 207)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, when the Boko Haram invaded Ya Ta's village, what did her family mistakenly think was happening?

They thought the rains had come. Sounds of distant thunder. (p. 102-103)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, who was the first girl chosen to wear the "special vest" and go to jihad?

Zainab (or Sarah) (p. 261)

In Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree, what does Sarah's name get changed to after she is kidnapped?

Zainab (p. 143)