Island of the Blue Dolphins - Unit Test

1. Who is the author "Island of the Blue Dolphins?"

• Scott O'Dell
• Jack London
• Gary Paulsen
• Robert Peck

2. The island received its name because...

• the inhabitants were the Dolphin people.
• the sea was colorful during summer.
• the island was shaped like a dolphin lying on its side
• dolphins came to the island every spring.

3. Why did the Aleuts first come to the island?

• to search for treasure.
• to hunt sea otter.
• to look for elephant tusks.
• to fish for trout.

4. When Karana's father greeted the Aleuts, what did he do that surprised Karana?

• gave the strangers his favorite hunting knife.
• brought home a sea otter for dinner.
• caught a bushel of fish during his fishing trip.
• told Captain Orlov his secret tribal name.

5. What caused a battle between the Aleuts and the village men (when it was time for the Aleuts to leave the island)?

• The Aleuts were trying to leave without giving the villagers what they owed.
• They had a disagreement about what to do with the leftover sea otters.
• The village men didn't want to help the Aleuts get to their boats.
• The villagers stole comorant feathers from the Aleut camp.

6. When it was time for the tribe to leave the island, why did Ulape paint a stripe on her face?

• she wanted to show that she was unmarried (not married)
• to show she was the village's medicine healer.
• it was supposed to frighten evil spirits.
• it was a sign of grief for a loved one.

7. When the white men came to take the villagers away, why did Karana swim back to the island?

• She left her yucca fiber skirt behind
• She was nervous about going to a new place and wanted to go back home
• She fell off the boat by accident
• She saw Ramo was left behind on the island

8. How did Ramo die?

• Ramo died when he slipped off of a cliff.
• Ramo died after he fell on his spearhead.
• Ramo died after the Aleuts beat him with bats.
• Ramo died after he was attacked by wild dogs.

9. Why did Karana burn the huts in her village?

• She wanted to escape the sad memories of everything bad that happened in her village.

• She wanted to chase off the wild hunting dogs.
• She wanted to destroy the disease that killed crops.
• She didn't want the white men to use them.

10. Why did Karana have to turn back when she tried to leave the island in her canoe?

• she lost both of her paddles.
• a whale damaged her canoe.
• her canoe began leaking.
• she saw a storm on the horizon.