Blossoms of the Savannah Quizzes

Blossoms of the Savannah Quiz

By Sean Haggerty · Last reviewed April 08, 2020

1 What is the name of the city where Resian and Taiyo were raised?

Nairobi

Nakuru

Cairo

Mombasa
2 Who is Joseph Parmuat to Taiyo and Resian?

cousin

brother

uncle

son
3 What is the name of the school that Taiyo and Resian hope to attend?

Smith University

Harvard

The University of Nairobi

Egerton University
4 What is the name of the new village where the Kaelos live?

Nasila

Cairo

Nairobi

New York
5 Who is Simiren?

Ole Kaelo's business partner

Mama Milanoi's brother

Resian's cousin

Kaelo's brother
6 How many wives does Simiren have?

2

1

8

4
7 What is the name of the bird that lands on the Kaelo's gate?

blue jay

omultut

robin

hawk
8 What is the name of the woman who performs FGM?

Bottor

cutter

enkamuratani

Yeiyo
9 "Papai" means

son

father

uncle

brother
10 Blossoms of the Savannah takes place in which country?

Kenya

Egypt

Tanzania

New York
11 How long did Kaelo and Mama Milano live in Nakuru?

10 years

50 years

20 years

1 year
12 At the start of the novel Taiyo is doing what?

watching Kaelo yell at the movers

saying goodbye to her friends

cooking

packing
13 Who is Kaelo's favorite child?

Joseph Parmuat

Taiyo

Olarinkoi

Resian
14 Why does Kaelo favor Taiyo?

she reminds him of Mama Milanoi

because Taiyo wants to become a traditional Maa housewife

because Resian wants to go to Egerton

he resents Resian for not being born a boy
15 Who is the unwelcome guest that Taiyo sees at the welcome home party?

Oloisudori

Ntara

the elder

Joseph Parmuat
16 What is the name of the handyman who frequents the Kaelo home?

Olarinkoi

Oluisudori

Minik

Joseph Parmuat
17 Mama Milanoi is what to Resian and Taiyo

cousin

sister

friend

mother
18 Who is the eldest sister?

Taiyo

Resian

they're twins

Minik
19 What is the name of the villain in the fable about the origin of female circumcision?

Oloisudori

Olarinkoi

Joseph Parmuat

Kaelo
20 When the men try to assault Resian and Taiyo, who saves them?

Kaelo

Minik

Olarinkoi

Nabaru
21 After Olarinkoi saves Resian and Taiyo, where do they go to live?

with Jospeh Parmuat

with Simiren's family

With Oloisudori

at Minik's farm
22 FGM is also called

"the cut"

female genital cutting

female circumcision

all of the above
23 In what time period does Blossoms of the Savannah take place?

2050

modern day

Middle Ages

The Enlightenment
24 What is the name of Kaelo's business partner?

Minik

Simiren

Joseph

Oloisudori
25 When Taiyo first sees Joseph, what is he doing at the party?

eating

dancing

talking to the elders

talking to Kaelo

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