Island of the Blue Dolphins & The Lone Woman

Why was the lone woman left on San Nicolas Island?

• She chose to stay behind rather than move to the mainland.

• Her child didn't want to leave so they stayed.

• The ship didn't want to wait for her to look for her child.

• The ship left her behind due to the weather.

How long was the lone woman alone on San Nicolas Island?

• 7 years

• 10 years

• 18 years

• 25 years

What did George Nidever find when he went to San Nicolas Island?

• A deserted hut

• A pack of wild dogs

• A shipwreck

• Foot prints

What caused the lone woman to become sick on the mainland?

• The food

• Loneliness

• The change in climate

• People treated her cruelly because she was a native

The Nicoleño people were removed from their land because…

• The Spanish wanted their land

• They were running out of food

• The Russian's captured them

• They were having problems with the Russian hunters

How did the lone woman feel about going to the main land?

• She was excited to go.

• She was afraid of the people that came for her.

• She didn't want to leave the island she called home.

• She refused to leave.

What was the central idea of "The Lone Woman?"

• Island of the Blue Dolphins doesn't accurately depict the lone woman's life.

• The lone woman's experiences were interesting to many.

• When the woman came to the mainland she was overwhelmed by the attention she got.

• The woman would have preferred to stay on the island.

How is Island of the Blue Dolphins different from the story that inspired it?

• The real Lone Woman chose to stay behind.

• Karana (Island of the Blue Dolphins) is older than the real lone woman.

• Karana (Island of the Blue Dolphins) is younger than the real lone woman.

• Karana didn't like animals, but the real Lone Woman did.

The excerpt from Island of the Blue Dolphins is mostly about...

• How Karana got left behind.

• The conflict between the Natives and the Russians.

• Karana's encounter with the wild dog.

• The Death of Karana's brother Romo.

Which of the following inferences about the narrator is best supported by the first sentence in the excerpt?

"There were no tracks after the rain, but I followed the trail to the pile of rocks where I had seen them before."

• A. The narrator has not eaten in days.

• B. The narrator has to rely on the tracks of that person or animal to find them.

• C. The narrator’s knowledge of the area is helpful to her.

• D. The narrator is mostly interested in the pile of rocks.