Island of the Blue Dolphins Test

What did Karana plan to do with the purple sea urchins?

• make a chew toy for Rontu

• eat it

• use it for dyeing

What did the giant devilfish or octopus catch just before Karana speared it?

• a sea otter

• a dolphin

• a gull

• a fish

What floated to the surface of the water after Karana speared the octopus?

• the spear's shaft

• the barbed point (spear head)

• the string's made of sinew

Why couldn't Karana get in her canoe and allow the octopus to pull her in it and tire itself out from doing so?

• because the canoe was still on the shelf in the cave

• because the canoe had drifted off into the sea

• because Karana didn't have a free hand to untie it from its mooring

What made Karana's hands bleed?

• the octopus' beak bite

• the string made of sinew

• the barbed point or spear tip

Where did the devilfish have Rontu by?

• his legs

• his throat

• his body

• his muzzle or snout

How did the devilfish try to defend itself just after Karana stabbed it?

• it bit her with it sharp beak

• its tentacle arms sucked at her skin

• it squeezed her throat with its many arms/tentacles

What did Karana leave on the reef?

• the devilfish/octopus

• her canoe

• her spear

What else had "a hold" of Rontu?

• the string made of sinew was wound around his legs

• a wild dog looking for revenge

• a gull trying to steal a free meal from him

What is the main theme of 'Island of the Blue Dolphins'?

• Survival and resilience

• Friendship and loyalty

• Adventure and exploration

• Love and sacrifice