Island of the Blue Dolphins 17-20

Karana was not lonely on her island because she...

• preferred solitude.
• had Rontu to talk to.
• knew that someone would be coming for her soon.

Rontu lured the dogs into attacking by...

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

After Rontu's victory over the two attacking dogs, he...

• went immediately to Karana so that she would pet him.
• walked to the mound and gave a long howl.
• went back to the wild dog's lair.

Karana clipped the wings of her caged birds because she...

• thought it would help them fly better.
• thought it made their wings more attractive.
• didn't want them to fly away.

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

• had found a perfect hiding place for her canoe.

• would visit there often.

• had found some of her ancestors.

When Karana saw the ship from the top of the cliff, she...

• thought it was the Aleuts because it came from the north.
• thought the ship belonged to the white men from the east.
• had no idea who it belonged to.

When Karana was injured, she finally had to crawl out of her house because she ...

• had run out of food.
• had run out of water.
• was getting restless being cooped up.

When the old dogs split up to encircle the injured Karana, she...

• took refuge in a cave.
• began shooting the dogs with her bows and arrows.
• ran for home.

When Karana finally found the leader of the wild dogs she...

• shot arrows into his body and killed him

• gave him some water.

• took him home and nursed him.

To coax the dogs from their lair, Karana...

• left out bowls of red meat.
• set fire to some brush at the front of the cave's entrance.
• called to them.