Island of the Blue Dolphins Test

After his victory over the two attacking dogs, what did Rontu do?

• He walked to the mound and gave a long howl.

• He went back to the wild dogs' lair.

• He went immediately to Karana so that she would pet him. 

• He quickly sat down in exhaustion.

Why did Karana clip the wings of her caged birds?

• She thought it made their wings more attractive.

• She believed it made them fly better.

• She didn't want them to fly away.

• It was a tradition of her tribe to do so.

Why did Karana go home and sleep after her battle with the devilish?

• She wanted to rest to hunt more devilfish the next day

• Rontu ran away

• She was exhausted from the dangerous battle

• She decided she did not want the devilfish any more

The figures that Karana found in the Black Cave were...

• some of her ancestors

• the Aleuts

• places to hide her canoe

• scarecrows

What clues did Karana have that the approaching ship was the Aleut's ship?

• The sails were red

• The sails were white

• They came from the east

• They came from the north

Where did Karana go after the Aleuts landed?

• She went to the headland to live.

• She stayed in her house behind the whale rib fence.

• She went to spy on them with Rontu.

• She went to her cave by the ravine.

What was the "great white crest" moving toward the island?

• the wave of a tsunami

• the largest ship Karana has yet seen

• a large group of very low clouds

Why did Karana throw up the seaweed in her arms?

• She tripped, hurt her foot, and got angry.

• There was a small animal inside the bundle of seaweed and it startled her.

• She saw a ship coming toward the island.

How did Karana survive this experience?

• by hiding in a dark cave

• by gripping a ledge of rock and holding on tightly

• by running away from the beach immediately

What made Karana shout toward the harbor and the waves?

• She was tired of living alone on the island and she screamed in frustration.

• She was trying to get the attention of the men who had been walking on the island.

• She was getting the attention of a pod of dolphins who were swimming too close to shore and might have gotten stranded.