Island of the Blue Dolphins End of Book Review-Sparknotes Qs

Who comes to the island of the blue dolphins to hunt otter?

• Californian fur cartel

• Settlers from Virginia hoping to open new trade routes with Karana's tribe

• A Russian and a people known as the Aleuts

• Hunters from Alaska

What is Karana's brother's name?

• Rontu

• Ramo

• Chowig

• Won-a-pa-lei

What happens when the Aleuts try to leave the island?

• They get into a fight with Karana's people

• They pay for the otter they have killed and make plans to return next year

• They throw a party for the people of Ghalas-at to thank them for being so hospitable

• They attack Karana's village in the night and kill many of her friends

Why do the people of Ghalas-at believe Chowig died?

• Because he ate poisonous mushrooms

• Because he swam too far away from the shore

• Because he told his secret name to a stanger

Where does Karana go in the spring after the Aleuts leave Ghalas-at?

• To a land across the sea to the east

• To attack the Aleuts

• To find a new chief for the village

What does Ulape put on her face before she leaves the island?

• The mark of her tribe

• Lipstick to attract a boy she likes

• A salve to protect her from sunburn

• A mark that means she is unmarried

Where does Ramo go when everyone is on their way to the ship

• Back to the village to get his spear

• Ahead to the beach so he can be the first on the ship

• To the spring to get water

• Back to the spring to get his knife

Why does Karana end up back on the island?

• She falls of the ship and washes ashore

• The ship leaves her behind (they forget to take her with them)

• She jumps off the ship to go back for her brother

• She jumps off the ship to go back for her fishing spear

Who is in the village when Karana and her brother get back there after being left behind by the ship?

• Chowig

• Fox

• Matasaip

• The wild dogs

What happens to Karana's brother when he goes out to get a canoe?

• He gets lost on his way home and Karana has to go out and find him

• He is killed by the wild dogs

• He finds a new spring

• He meets an Aleut girl