Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 13-15

How big are the "baby" sea elephants?

• as large as human babies

• as large as a man

• as large as an elephant

During the storm, the little sailboat wasn’t strong enough and the __________ broke in half.

• behold

• voyage

• mast

• retracted

Why can't Karana leave her house?

• It is surrounded by the wild dogs.

• She has a badly injured leg and cannot walk.

• She is deathly ill from bad shellfish.

• None of these.

What does Karana bring with her to the spring?

• Her basket for water.

• food.

• her weapons

• all these answers are correct.

What does Karana find when she goes back to where the sea elephants were fighting?

• Just a lot of seaweed and blood from the fight.

• A single tooth from one of the bull sea elephants.

• A dead sea elephant

• The pack of wild dogs attacking the sea elephants

What did Karana do to get the pack to leave the cave?

• Set a fire in the cave.

• Made animal noises to attract them out.

• Shot arrows into the cave.

• She wasn't able to get them to come out.

What did Karana do with the big dog she shot?

• Used the fur to make a warm coat that would get her through the winter.

• Threw it off the cliff for the sharks and other fish to consume.

• Carried it to the headland and tried to nurse it back to health.

What does Rontu mean?

• Quiet one

• Scary One

• Happy eyes

• Fox Eyes