Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 26-29

How did Karana know that the young dog was Rontu's son?

• He has Rontu's smile and bark.

• He has the same fur as Rontu.

• He has the same yellow eyes as Rontu

• He was larger than the other dogs.

What does Karana plan to catch with snares and poison?

• Tutok's son

• Ramo's son

• Rontu's son

"He was snoring as if he had just eaten a big meal."

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

• siimile

• metaphor

• personification

What natural disasters did Karana experience on the island?

• hurricane

• earthquake

• tidal wave

• volcanic eruption

When the tidal waves struck the island, Karana....

• Gets saved by a herd of otter

• Escapes on the back of a dolphin

• Gets washed away to sea and wakes up in California

• Holds onto a cliff and survives.

"The tongues of water licked into all the crevices..."

This quote has what kind of figurative language?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

What caused the ground to move and rocks to fall from the cliffs?

• Ancestors that were angry because Karana made weapons.

• A great earthquake

• An explosive volcanic eruption

"There was a faint sound as if some giant animal were sucking the air in and in through its teeth."

Choose two true statements about this sentence.

• There is a simile

• There is a metaphor

• The underlined word is possessive

• The underlined word needs an apostrophe

What was the biggest loss after the Earthquake?

• Karana's canoe

• Karana's weapons

• Karana's food

• Rontu Aru

After the loss of the canoe and supplies she had hidden, what does Karana do?

• She gives up on leaving the island.

• She rebuilds a canoe from wreckage she finds around the island.

• She cuts off all of her hair in grief.