Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch 11-15

When Karana returned from her attempted voyage to the country to the east, she felt...

• determined to fix the canoe and try again

• unhappy at returning to the island

• filled with happiness

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

The main reason that Karana didn't choose one of the sites for her new home was that it...

• was located far away from the wild dogs' lair

• was a place near the sea elephants

• had higher rocks than those on the headland

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

To make the fence which would surround her house, Karana used...

• wooden poles from trees

• piled up brush

• whale ribs

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In order to make a good spear, Karana needed...

• the tusk like teeth of a bull sea elephant

• the bone from a whale

• spearheads from the Aleuts

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

When Karana observed the bull sea elephants, she noticed that they...

• played freely with the cows and babies

• only played with other bull sea elephants

• sat alone because they are bad tempered

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The old bull elephant attacked the younger one because...

• he liked to fight other bull sea elephants

• the younger bull was going after the cows in the old bull's herd

• the younger bull attacked him the day before

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

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 bored

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

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

• took refuge in a cave

• began shooting the dogs with her bow and arrows

• ran for home

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

To coax the dogs from their lair, Karana

• set fire to some brush at the caves entrance

• left out bowls of red meat

• called to them

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

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

• threw rocks at him

• ignores him

• took him home and nursed him

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3