Island of the Blue Dolphins, Ch 9-11

Which word is a synonym for the underlined word in this sentence?

Karana tracked the dogs to their den.

• secure

• lair

• clamor

• befell

Why did Karana no longer like living in the village?

• She didn't like the food.

• She wanted to live in Moreno Valley.

• There were too many memories associated with living there.

• There were not enough memories associated with living there.

When Karana decided to make weapons, what dilemma did she face?

• She didn't have the right tools to make the weapons.

• She didn't know how to make the weapons.

• There was nothing on the island in which to fashion the weapons.

• The traditions of her people discouraged women from making tools.

Why was it difficult for Karana to make a bow - as in bow and arrow?

• Wood of the proper strength was not easy to find on the island.

• She had never seen her father make a bow, so she didn't know how to do it.

• She could not decide on the design of her bow.

• It was not difficult for Karana to make the bow.

What was in the chest, and what did Karana do with the contents?

• Trinkets. She flung them into the ocean.

• Trinkets. She buried them near the wild dog's lair.

• Trinkets, She wore them every day.

• Trinkets. She displayed them in her new house.

Why did the first storms of winter end Karana's hopes of a ship coming for her?

• Her people would be celebrating the rain, and would not stop to sail to her island.

• The weather was not an issue.

• The weather during the winter was too bad.

• Her people forgot all about her.

What happened when Karana tried to escape the island?

• There were bad storms that forced her back to the island of Ghalas-at.

• She felt homesick, so she went back to the island of Ghalas-at.

• Nothing happened.

• Her canoe started to come apart, so she returned to the isalnd of Ghalas-at.

Why did she decide not to build her house near the sea elephants?

• She didn't like the view.

• The sea elephants wouldn't let her.

• She didn't want to be on that side of the island.

• They were too noisy.

Here is an example of personification: Fog crept in and out of the empty huts. How is the fog being personified?

• Unlike a person, fog doesn't have the ability to creep in and out.

• Fog is a thick cloud of tiny water droplets.

• Fog is usually found near the earth's surface.

• Fog can restrict visibility.

Choose the list of words that are in the correct alphabetical order.

• silent, speaking, stored

• small, sandspit, silent

• ship, sea, showing

• spearheads, ship, sandspit