Island of the Blue Dolphins

What lessons does Karana learn about herself and her abilities in chapters 10-12?

• Karana learns about her resilience, determination, and survival skills.

• Karana learns about her laziness, lack of determination, and inability to survive

• Karana learns about her forgetfulness, lack of skills, and inability to adapt

• Karana learns about her weakness, lack of motivation, and inability to learn from her experiences

Is the narrator of The Island of the Blue Dolphins a boy or a girl?

• Boy

• Girl

• Readers don't have that information given to them in the novel.

When the surviving members of the tribe take the opportunity to leave the island on a ship, the narrator ends up jumping off the ship. Why?

• She doesn't want to go away, because she thinks she will miss her home.

• Her little brother Ramo is still on the island, and she won't leave him there all alone.

• It was an accident.

• She likes to swim.

Which of the following is the name of the narrator of the novel?

• Karana

• The Girl With the Long Black Hair

• Won-a-pa-lei

• All of the these are correct.

Why do the Aleuts and the Russian Capt. Orlov come to the island?

• They are on vacation.

• To fight

• To hunt for otter, because the otter pelts are valuable.

• To learn about the island.

What happens to Chief Chowig when Capt. Orlov and the Aleuts are preparing to leave the island?

• He is killed when a fight breaks out because of unresolved conflict over payment for the pelts.

• He tells Capt. Orlov to come visit any time.

• He leaves the island with them.

• He asks someone else to lead the tribe.

What is in the chest that Capt. Orlov and the Aleuts give to Chief Chowig?

• Beaded jewelry

• Gold coins

• Silver coins

• Weapons

How does Ramo die?

• He gets sick with pneumonia.

• A shark eats him.

• The pack of wild dogs kills him.

• He drowns.

In chapter two of Island of the Blue Dolphins, how does Karana describe the island?

• It is large and flat.

• It is shaped like a dolphin.

• There are many woodland creatures to hunt.

• It is comprised mainly of beach land.

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How does Karana describe the weather on the island in the second chapter of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

• rainy

• windy

• humid

• sunny