Island of the Blue Dolphins: Chapters 16-20 PES ALLEN

What was the most important reason Karana needed a canoe?

• So she could sail around the island with Rontu.

• She needed a place to sleep safe from the dogs.

• She wanted to catch fish.

• If the Aleuts came she would use it to escape.

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Karana did not feel alone on her island because....

• Rontu was there to talk to.

• It was only a matter of time before someone came to get her.

• She enjoyed being alone.

• She had her brother to keep her company.

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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.

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Rontu lured the dogs into attacking by ...

• running quickly away from them.
• barking and growling at them.
• pretending not to see them while licking his wounds.
• casually walking into the bushes.

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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.

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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.

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What caused the gash on Rontu's nose and the bruises and cuts on Karana?

• The fight with the devilfish.

• The fight with the wild dogs.

• They fell off the steep cliff.

• They turned over the canoe and crashed into rocks.

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When Karana entered Black Cave, she knew that she ...

• had found some of her ancestors.

• was going to make it her new home.

• had found the perfect hiding place for her canoe.

• would visit there often.

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When Karana first noticed the ship from the top of the cliff, who did she think it might be?

• She knew it was her tribe coming to save her.

• She immediately knew it was the Aleuts from the north.

• She had no idea to whom the ship belonged.

• She thought the ship could belong to the white men from the east.

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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.

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