Island of the Blue Dolphins Chapter 1-3

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Who is the narrator of the story?

Back

Karana

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Who is Chief Chowig?

Back

Karana's father

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How did the island get its name?

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It looks like the shape of a dolphin lying on its side.

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What is the best description of daily conditions on the island?

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windy

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Karana's brother, Ramo, was...

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small, imaginative, and sometimes foolish.

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Why did Chief Chowig not trust Captain Orlov?

Back

He remembered another time when Aleuts came to hunt.

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Example of a simile from the text: Suddenly his mouth opened wide and then closed again., He was small for one who had lived so many suns and moons, but quick as a cricket., “The sea which surrounds the Island of the Blue Dolphins belongs to us.”, I could not see his face, but I doubted he smiled in return.

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He was small for one who had lived so many suns and moons, but quick as a cricket.

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Example of a metaphor from the text:

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“The sea is a flat stone without any scratches.”

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Why did the Aleuts come to Ghalas-at?

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to hunt otter

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What agreement did Chief Chowig reach with the Aleut captain?

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The Aleuts would pay the tribe in goods for the otter they hunted, and each would get equal parts.