Island of the Blue Dolphins Chapters 11-12

Why have Karana’s feelings about living on the island changed?

• She remembers the fear she felt on the ocean and is glad to be safe again.

• She now thinks of the island as her home and enjoys its familiar feeling.

• She is afraid of the wild dogs and wants to leave.

• She misses her family and decides to build a canoe.

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What important decision does Karana make in this chapter?

• She decides to leave the island.

• She chooses a place to build her house.

• She trains a wild dog as a pet.

• She learns how to fish.

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What do the two locations she considers for her home have in common?

• They are both far from wild dogs.

• They both have lots of sea elephants nearby.

• They are both close to a spring and sheltered from wind.

• They are both on high cliffs overlooking the ocean.

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What helps Karana finally decide where to build her home?

• She finds a place with lots of fish.

• She does not want to live near the noisy sea elephants.

• She wants to be closer to the ocean.

• She builds her house in the same place as her old village.

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What does Karana need to keep her belongings safe from the foxes?

• A large wooden box

• A pile of rocks

• A fence

• A deep hole

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What materials does Karana use to build her fence?

• Whale ribs woven together with kelp

• Wooden branches tied with rope

• Stone and clay bricks

• Palm leaves and vines

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What legend is the basis for the island people’s belief about death?

• A god wanted people to die and took his belongings down to the underworld.

• A great wave swallowed the first people, and they turned into spirits.

• The stars were once people who became trapped in the sky.

• The spirits of the dead turn into birds that fly over the island.

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How does Karana cut the poles for her house?

• With an axe made from whale bone

• With fire and a stone knife

• With a sharp piece of seashell

• With the teeth of a sea lion

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What does Karana cook her food in?

• A metal pot left by the Aleuts

• A shell from a large clam

• A basket tightly sealed with pitch so it will hold water

• A stone bowl she carved herself

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What does Karana use for light while making weapons at night?

• A torch made of dry grass

• The dried bodies of small fish that burn with a clear light

• A candle made from animal fat

• A fire in a deep pit

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