Himba Culture
What ethnic group is Binti part of?
Answer: The Himba tribe
How does Binti begin her trip to Oomza University?
Answer: walking to a shuttle station
What mysterious object does Binti carry with her?
Answer: the edan
What subject is Binti especially talented in?
Answer: Mathematics
“They said the edan was nothing.”
What object is being discussed?
Answer: the edan
What clay mixture does Binti use to protect and care for her skin?
Answer: What is otjize
Why does Binti leave without saying goodbye to her family?
Answer: because they would try to stop her
How do other people describe the edan?
Answer: old junk metal or ancient technology
What special math ability makes Binti unique?
Answer: Harmonic mathematics (She is a master harmonizer.)
“But when I held it, I felt its hum, its warmth.”
What does this suggest about the edan?
Answer: It has hidden power or importance
What item does Binti carry to stay connected to her culture while traveling?
Answer: What is a small pot of otjize clay
How do Binti’s parents feel about her leaving?
Answer: heartbroken and disapproving
What does Binti feel when she holds the edan?
Answer: warmth and a humming energy?
What character trait does Binti show by leaving home alone?
Answer: Bravery or determination
“My mother would weep, and my father’s face would harden…”
What does this reveal about Binti’s family?
Answer: That they strongly disapprove of her leaving
Why is Binti’s decision to leave home unusual for someone from her people?
Answer: that no Himba has ever left for interstellar study
What does Binti hope to gain at Oomza University?
Answer: the chance to study with the best minds in the galaxy
What does the edan seem to symbolize for Binti?
Answer: hidden knowledge or power
Why does Binti feel conflicted about leaving Earth?
Answer: Because she loves her family and culture but wants new opportunities
“This was something I had to do alone.”
What character trait does this show?
Answer: What is independence?
Answer: Independence
How do many people react to Binti’s traditional appearance?
Answer: that they judge or misunderstand her culture
What major event changes Binti’s journey aboard the ship?
Answer: the Meduse attack
Why is the edan important to the story?
Answer: That it may help Binti survive and understand the unknown
How does the Meduse attack help develop Binti’s character?
Answer: It forces her to become courageous and resourceful
“I didn’t understand it, but I knew it meant something.”
What theme does this quote connect to?
Answer: discovery, mystery, or destiny