Island of the Blue Dolphins Practice Quiz#2

How many male members of Karana's tribe are left after the battle with the Aleuts?

• 7

• 15

• 42

• 24

How does Karana's little brother die?

• He falls off of a cliff.

• He is killed by wild dogs.

• He gets sick.

• He drowns.

What does Karana do with the beads that she excavates from the buried chest at Coral Cove?

• She hides them on the rock shelf in her shelter.

• She throws them into the sea.

• She scatters them all over the island.

• She reburies them.

Why does Karana jump off of the white man's ship in Chapter 7?

• Her brother was left behind.

• Her sister was left behind.

• She forgot her feather skirt.

• She didn't want to leave the island.

True or False: Karana's father taught her how to make weapons.

• True

• False

What does the word "idle" mean?

• lazy or without purpose

• exhausted

• feeble

• very tiny

What does Karana use to build her fence when she constructs her shelter?

• elephant seal bones

• whale ribs

• tall, thin branches

• stones

True or False? There are many trees on the Island of the Blue Dolphins.

• True

• False

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: "But the morning broke clear and in front of me lay the dim line of the island like a great fish sunning itself in the sea."

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

True or False? Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 100% accurate historical account of the Nicoleño people and the lone woman of San Nicolas Island.

• Ture

• False