Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 12-15

Why does Karana hesitate to make and use weapons?

• She doesn't know how to make them.

• The laws of Ghalas-at forbade the making of weapons by women of the tribe.

• Karana is lazy.

• She doesn't need weapons.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Why I did not send the arrow I cannot say. I stood on the rock with the bow pulled back and my hand would not let it go." This quote is textual evidence for...

• Whether or not Karana has hunted with a bow and arrow before.

• Why Karana decides not to shoot the wounded dog.

• Why the dog backed away and showed his teeth when Karana goes up to feed him.

• Why she wants to kill the dog.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Karana’s brother Ramo was killed by a group of wild dogs. Yet, Karana seems to be uncertain about her true feelings for the gray dog she tried to kill.

Why might Karana feel so uncertain about her true feelings?

• She hasn't killed before.

• She doesn't feel pity for the wounded dog.

• She realizes killing the dog won't make her feel better about her brother's death.

• Her experience is traumatic (painful) and she simply hasn't healed since her brother died.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Karana decide to leave the island alone in a canoe?

• She was lonely and depressed.

• She was afraid of the wild dogs.

• She didn't want to sleep on the rock anymore.

• She didn't leave.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why did Karana decide to burn down the houses in the village of Ghalas-at? Select the best answer.

• The fog made shapes as it drifted and reminded her of all the people who were dead and those who were gone.

• The noise of the surf seemed to be their voices speaking.

• She decided that she would never live in the village again.

• All of the above.

What is a devilfish?

• a type of fish
• an octopus
• a shark
• a bird

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who killed Ramo?

• Karana

• The wild dogs

• The Aleuts

What does Karana use to build a protective fence around her home?

• Rib bones from whales.
• Poles made from trees.
• Barbed wire.
• Bricks.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

What does the young bull elephant attack?

• Karana
• the wild dogs
• the old bull elephant
• the spear

Where does she make her second house?

• In the cave by the water spring
• On the beach
• In the cove
• In the village of Gallas-at

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1