Island of the Blue Dolphins Quiz

The novel takes place on a small island that has

• trees and elephants.

• several volcanoes.

• several tribes.

• sea caves and sea otters.

Karana jumps off the ship that is taking her people from the island because

• she wants to try living alone.

• she has forgotten her cormorant skirt.

• she doesn't want to leave her home.

• her brother has been left behind.

Karana is unsure about trying to make hunting weapons to help her survive because

• she is not good at making weapons.

• tribal rules forbid women to make weapons.

• she doesn't know what materials to use.

• tribal rules forbid killing animals.

An example of Karana's resourcefulness is

• walking up and down the beach wearing the cormorant skirt.

• making a brush fire to drive the wild dogs out.

• making a canoe from whalebones.

• making the mark of an unmarried young woman on her face.

Karana finds that she is less lonely after she

• tames the leader of the wild dogs.

• comes to a nearby island and meets a girl.

• sees figures representing her ancestors.

• visits her people's village.

When Karana first sees Tutok, the Aleut girl, Karana is

• afraid.

• angry.

• uninterested.

• surprised and annoyed.

Karana chooses to leave the island because

• she wants to be with other people.

• she has proven that she is tough.

• the earthquake destroyed her house.

• the tidal wave destroyed her food.

Island of the Blue Dolphins is based on

• O'Dell's boyhood experience of living alone.

• a true story about a woman who lived on San Nicolas.

• a true story about O'Dell's daughter.

• a story O'Dell made up.

One string of beads and one ______________ for each pelt was what Chief Ghalas-at had agreed to with Captain Orlov.

• spearhead

• scarcely

• headland

The Aleuts ended up with one hundred five ____________ of otter on their ship.

• bales

• spearhead

• kelp