Island of the Blue Dolphins

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Scott O'Dell

• an outside voice that is not a character in the book

• a man from Karana's tribe

• Karana

Who is Chief Chowig?

• Karana's brother

• Karana's father

• the leader of the Aleut hunters

• the interpreter who translates between two languages

How did the island get its name?

• It looks like the shape of a dolphin lying on its side.

• The dolphins that swim around the island are bright blue.

• The tribe believes its ancestors were dolphins.

• Dolphins come to the island every year to give birth to their babies.

What is the best description of daily conditions on the island?

• very cold

• windy

• hot and dry

• rainy and wet

Karana's brother, Ramo, was...

• very helpful with gathering roots.

• older and wiser than she was.

• small, imaginative, and sometimes foolish.

Why did Chief Chowig not trust Captain Orlov?

• He feared all strangers.

• He remembered another time when Aleuts came to hunt.

• Captain Orlov and his men treat the members of the tribe poorly.