Island of the Blue Dolphins: Chapters 16-20

What was the most important reason Karana needed a canoe?

• So she could sail around the island with Rontu. 
• She needed a place to store her food.

• She wanted to catch fish.
• If  the Aleuts came she would use it to escape.

What helped Karana stop feeling lonely on the island?

• Rontu was there to talk to.

• She knew the white men's ship would return in the summer

• she enjoyed being alone.

• The Aleuts returned to the Island

Why are devilfish considered dangerous?

• They can squirt a black poisonous liquid at their enemy.
• They have very sharp teeth that are blade-like.
• They have poisonous suckers on their arms.
• They can wrap their arms around you and drown you.

How did Rontu lure the dogs into attacking him?

• running quickly away from them.

• barking and growling at them.

• pretending not to see them while licking his wounds.

• casually walking into the bushes.

After his victory over the two attacking dogs, what did Rontu do?

• He walked to the mound and gave a long howl.

• He went back to the wild dogs' lair.

• He went immediately to Karana so that she would pet him. 

• He quickly sat down in exhaustion.

Why did Karana clip the wings of her caged birds?

• She thought it made their wings more attractive.

• She believed it made them fly better.

• She didn't want them to fly away.

• It was a tradition of her tribe to do so.

Why did Karana go home and sleep after her battle with the devilish?

• She wanted to rest to hunt more devilfish the next day

• Rontu ran away

• She was exhausted from the dangerous battle

• She decided she did not want the devilfish any more

The figures that Karana found in the Black Cave were...

• some of her ancestors

• the Aleuts

• places to hide her canoe

• scarecrows

What clues did Karana have that the approaching ship was the Aleut's ship?

• The sails were red

• The sails were white

• They came from the east

• They came from the north

Where did Karana go after the Aleuts landed?

• She went to the headland to live.

• She stayed in her house behind the whale rib fence.

• She went to spy on them with Rontu.

• She went to her cave by the ravine.