"Island of the Blue Dolphins" Chs. 6-10 Test

The villagers decided that if the Aleuts were to return to the island, they would...

• fight them off before they could land on the island.
• flee the island in canoes.
• hide in a secret part of the island.

The ship which Nanko spotted was carrying...

• Aleuts who had come to hunt sea otter.
• Kimki and some men from another tribe.
• Some white men who were sent by Kimki.

Ulape, Karana's older sister, drew a thin mark with blue clay across her face because...

• she thought it made her look attractive.
• it was a sign that she was unmarried.
• it meant that she was engaged to Nanko.

While the villagers were boarding the huge ship, Ramo ran back to the village because he...

• had forgotten his spear.
• had left his pet lizard behind.
• wanted to get his toys.

The ship would not go back for Ramo because...

• it was already overcrowded.
• the villagers did not care about him.
• it would have been driven onto the rocks.

When Karana and Ramo were stranded on the island, the most serious problem was...

• finding food and fresh water to drink.
• a pack of wild dogs roaming the island.
• a feeling of loneliness and despair.

When stranded on the island, Ramo left the hut he shared with Karana because he wanted to...

• hunt for some mussels for breakfast.
• search the sea for a large ship to save them.
• go to the place where the canoes were hidden.

At first, Karana did not make her own weapons because...

• Ghalas-at laws prohibited women from doing so.
• she did not have the proper materials.
• she found all the spearheads she needed in a chest left by the Aleuts.

Karana found help with directions at sea by...

• watching the location of familiar stars.
• using a map made by her people.
• remembering Kimki's advice about getting to the country to the east.

Karana decided to return to the island when she...

• found that her canoe was leaking.
• couldn't figure out which direction to go.
• realized that the canoe planks might split in rough seas.