Island of the Blue Dolphins Chapter 27-28

How did Karana build a new canoe?

• After the tsunami, a large log drifted ashore that was just the right size.

• Karana used pieces from old canoes and put them together.

• She didn’t build a new one, she just fixed a hole in one of the old ones.

What was Karana’s biggest loss during the earthquakes?

• her canoes had been destroyed

• Rontu-Aru went missing

• the treasure chest drifted into the ocean

What made Karana shout toward the harbor and the waves?

• She was tired of living alone on the island and she screamed in frustration.

• She was trying to get the attention of the men who had been walking on the island.

• She was getting the attention of a pod of dolphins who were swimming too close to shore and might have gotten stranded.

What was the "great white crest" moving toward the island?

• the wave of a tsunami

• the largest ship Karana has yet seen

• a large group of very low clouds

Why did Karana throw up the seaweed in her arms?

• She tripped, hurt her foot, and got angry.

• There was a small animal inside the bundle of seaweed and it startled her.

• She saw a ship coming toward the island.

Karana wants to stay on the island.

• True

• False

What was the initial rumbling sound Karana heard?

• thunder

• an earthquake

• a landslide

How did Karana survive this experience?

• by hiding in a dark cave

• by gripping a ledge of rock and holding on tightly

• by running away from the beach immediately

Why was the Earth still trembling after Karana made it back home?

• According to legend, the god Mukat liked to shake the world when he was angry.

• It really wasn't shaking. Karana was dreaming.

• Small earthquakes were happening.

True or False- Rontu-Aru was scared while Karana was gone.

• True

• False