Narrator's Journey with Rontu

The narrative follows the protagonist's life on the Island of the Blue Dolphins after the Elutes leave. She prepares for their possible return by making weapons and storing supplies. The otters, once wary of hunters, eventually stop leaving the island. Time is marked by the protagonist through the moons and seasons, but this practice wanes over time. The story also details the decline and death of her companion, Rontu, and his subsequent burial, highlighting themes of survival, companionship, and the passage of time.

What did the narrator do every spring in preparation for the Aleuts' potential return?

• Gathered and dried shellfish

• Built a new house

• Planted crops

• Trained with weapons

Where did the narrator store the weapons made after the Aleuts left?

• In the canoe

• In the house

• Beneath the headland

• In the forest

What did the narrator do to prepare for the Aleuts' potential return?

• Made more weapons

• Built a new shelter

• Set traps around the island

• Trained with the otters

What did the old otters do to avoid danger during the summer?

• Swam to another island

• Stayed in Coral Cove

• Moved to the kelp beds of Tall Rock

• Hid in the caves

What did the narrator and Rontu do at the kelp beds of Tall Rock?

• Trained with weapons

• Built a new home

• Caught fish

• Hunted for otters

What significant event happened the summer the otters did not leave?

• Rontu died

• The narrator left the island

• The Aleuts returned

• A storm hit the island

What did the narrator realize about the otters the summer Rontu died?

• They had found a new home

• None remembered the hunters

• They were preparing for a storm

• They had all left the island

How did the narrator keep track of time on the island?

• By counting the stars

• By observing the tides

• By marking a pole for each moon

• By using a calendar

What change occurred in the narrator's timekeeping after the summer Rontu died?

• Used a new method to count time

• Only marked the four seasons

• Started counting days instead

• Stopped counting moons altogether

What did the narrator do to mark the passing of time after Rontu's death?

• Stopped marking time altogether

• Only marked the seasons

• Started a new calendar

• Counted the days instead