Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch 16-18

Why does Karana decide to make a new canoe?

• She needs one she can handle herself

• She cannot find the hidden ones

• The old ones are dried out and cracked

• The one she abandoned on the sandspit had washed out to sea

________________________ is considered the best food in all the seas.

• Sea bass

• Sea elephants

• Devilfish

• Abalone

What does Karana find Rontu doing on her way home from fishing?

• Catching fish

• Sleeping

• Fighting two sea elephants

• Fighting two other dogs

What kind of animal does Karana capture two of, naming them Tainor and Laurai?

• birds

• otters

• dolphins

• dogs

What is a crevice?

• a wide open hole

• a small crack in the wall or ground

• a long piece of wood

• a pointed spear for fishing

Where does Karana keep her canoe?

• On the headland

• The beach

• A cave

• The ravine

Karana had once singed her hair as a sign of mourning.

• True

• False