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Island of the Blue Dolphins

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old is Ramo?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

2.

What color was the Aleut ship that came to the island?

a)

Blue

b)

Black

c)

Green

d)

Red

3.

Who says, "The sea is flat. It is a flat stone without any scratches"?

a)

The Aleut

b)

Captain Orlov

c)

Karana

d)

Ramo

4.

What is the name of Karana's village?

a)

Santa Barbara

b)

Ghalas-at

c)

Blue Dolphin cove

d)

Chowig Island

5.

How many men got off the ship and came to land?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

6

d)

4

6.

What did the men from the ship have in their noses?

a)

boogers

b)

nose rings

c)

bone ornaments

7.

What is Karana's fathers name?

a)

Chief Chowig

b)

Chief Palei

c)

Chief Orlov

d)

Chief Mitriff

8.

What is Karana's real name?

a)

Wampanoag

b)

Cayuga

c)

Karuk

d)

Won-a-pa-lei

9.

What is Karana's secret name?

a)

Karana

b)

Ghalas

c)

Dolphin

d)

Coral

10.

What does Won-a-pa-lei mean?

a)

The girl who loves dolphins

b)

The girl who is strong

c)

the girl with the long black hair

d)

the girl with the otter

11.

What is the name of the Russian that speaks with Karana's father?

a)

Captain Morgan

b)

Captain Barishnikov

c)

Captain Boris

d)

Captain Orlov

12.

How many men does Captain Orlov have with him?

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

13.

How far away is Santa Barbara?

a)

20 miles

b)

20 leagues

c)

20 kilometers

d)

20 yards

14.

How long is the island?

a)

2 miles long

b)

2 kilometers long

c)

2 meters long

d)

2 leagues long

15.

Who is Karan's sister?

a)

Estre

b)

Ville

c)

Ulape

d)

Dannko

16.

How old is Ulape?

a)

2 years old

b)

2 years older than Karana

c)

5 years older than Karana

d)

5 years old

17.

Where did the Aleuts hunt for otter?

a)

by the shore

b)

on the lee side of the island

c)

In the kelp beds

d)

The north shore

18.

What does Karan's father do when he is angry?

a)

Hunts

b)

Chops wood

c)

yells

d)

pulls on his ear

19.

What is in the black chest that Captain Orlov gave to Karana's father?

a)

shark bones

b)

gold coins

c)

otter pelts

d)

beaded necklaces

20.

What were the Aleuts supposed to give for each otter pelt?

a)

One string of beads and one iron spearhead

b)

20 spearheads

c)

25 gold coins

d)

10 necklaces

21.

How many bales of pelts did the Aleuts have?

a)

50 on the ship and 1 in the cove

b)

150 on the ship and 20 in the cove

c)

100 on the ship and 20 in the cove

d)

105 on the ship and 15 in the cove

22.

How many men had been in the tribe before the fight?

a)

100

b)

85

c)

67

d)

42

23.

How many men survived the fight?

a)

30

b)

20

c)

15

d)

10

24.

Who was chosen as the new leader of the tribe?

a)

Karana

b)

Kimki

c)

Nanko

d)

Whabo

25.

Who took Kimki's place when he left?

a)

Maguro

b)

Matasaip

c)

Contra

d)

Swazy

26.

To what island did some of the tribe members wish to go to after the fight with the Aleuts?

a)

Santa Barbara

b)

Santa Ana

c)

Cape Abalone

d)

Santa Catalina

27.

Who was given the task of gathering abalone?

a)

Matasaip

b)

Nanko

c)

Karana and Ulape

28.

When had Karana's mother died?

a)

A few years ago

b)

She is still alive

c)

She died giving birth

29.

Who ran to get information about the ship with white sails?

a)

Karana

b)

Ulape

c)

Ramo

d)

Nanko

30.

What did Ulape pack to leave the island?

a)

Skirts of yucca fibers

b)

cooking pots

c)

tuna and dried abalone

d)

2 boxes of earrings

31.

Why did Ulape draw a mark with blue clay across her nose and cheekbones?

a)

It was her tribal marking

b)

Means she is unmarried

c)

Her father made her mark herself

d)

She was betrothed to be married

32.

With whom was Ulape in love?

a)

Nanko

b)

Ramo

c)

Rontu

33.

What did Ramo go back to get?

a)

His dog

b)

His sister

c)

His bracelets

d)

His fishing spear

34.

When they were on the ship, who saw Ramo on the cliff?

a)

Ulape

b)

Karana

c)

Nanko

d)

his father

35.

Why can't the ship wait for Ramo?

a)

They can't turn around

b)

The Aleuts were on a schedule

c)

There is a big storm coming

36.

What happened to Karana's basket she packed?

a)

She left it on the boat

b)

Ulape took it from her

c)

She left it on the island

d)

It sank in the water

37.

What guards the entrance to the Coral Cove?

a)

2 tribesmen

b)

2 rocks

c)

spearheads

d)

2 wild dogs

38.

Why was Karana angry after jumping off the boat to be with Ramo?

a)

She would miss the boat

b)

She couldn't believe her brother missed the boat

c)

She ruined her skirt

d)

She hurt her ankle jumping from the boat.

39.

When Karana and Ramo reached their village after the rest of the tribe left, what did the huts look like?

a)

Deserted

b)

Empty

c)

Ghosts

40.

What did Karana hear that sounded like that of running feet?

a)

Pack of wolves

b)

Rabbits being chased

c)

waves crashing on the island

d)

Wild Dogs

41.

From what did Ramo and Karana make a basket to hunt abalone?

a)

Sea Grass

b)

Seaweed

c)

Willow brush

d)

Wheat grass

42.

Why does Ramo say he is strong enough to carry a canoe?

a)

He's a big boy now

b)

He is the son of Chowig

c)

He's his mother's son

d)

He is a Aleut

43.

What does Karanan do while she is waiting for Ramo to return with the canoe?

a)

Searches for mussels

b)

Cleans up the hut

c)

Starts a fire for warmth

d)

Boils water for the mussels

44.

How did Ramo die?

a)

He drown

b)

He was attacked by dogs

c)

He fell from the cliff

d)

He hit his head on a rock

45.

How had Ramo defended himself?

a)

With his fists

b)

He used his spear

c)

He had nothing to defend himself

46.

How many dogs were on the ground by Ramo?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

47.

What color eyes did the leader of the dog pack have?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

48.

What vow did Karana make after her brother died?

a)

She would get off of the island

b)

She would kill all the dogs

c)

She would avenge his death

d)

She would find her family

49.
Why does Karana hesitate to make and use weapons?
a)
The laws of Ghalas-at forbade the making of weapons by women of the tribe.
b)
She doesn't know how to make them.
c)
Karana is lazy.
50.
What was the nationality of the captain of the Aleut ship?
a)
Russian
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
d)
English
51.
Why does Karana hate the wild dogs?
a)
They killed her brother.
b)
They always want to play.
c)
They killed the captain.
d)
None of these.
52.
What does Karana use to build a protective fence around her home?
a)
Rib bones from whales.
b)
Poles made from trees.
c)
Barbed wire.
d)
Bricks.
53.
Where the story take place?   
a)
Mexico 
b)
Alaska 
c)
An island off the coast of Mexico
d)
An island off the coast of California 
54.
What do the Aleuts want? 
a)
To kill all the natives 
b)
To hunt for sea otter 
c)
To live on the island
d)
To steal all their food
55.
What does the young bull elephant attack?
a)
Karana
b)
the wild dogs
c)
the old bull elephant
d)
the spear
56.
What is a devilfish?
a)
a type of fish
b)
an octopus
c)
a shark
d)
a bird
57.
How did Karana get the wild dogs out of their lair?
a)
Fire 
b)
Calling them 
c)
Arrows
d)
Cooking food 
58.
After the Aleut ship landed on her island, Karana was mostly afraid that...
a)
the Aleut men would find her and kill her.
b)
the Aleuts would take her back to their country.
c)
the Aleut girl would find her.
59.
How old is Ramo?
a)
six
b)
five
c)
two
d)
12
60.
 Who visits the island? 
a)
 Ramo
b)
 The Aleuts
c)
 Wild Dogs
d)
Ulape
61.
Where does she make her second house?
a)
In the cave by the water spring
b)
On the beach
c)
In the cove
d)
In the village of Gallas-at
62.
What part of the sea elephant did Karana want to use for her spears?
a)
Their teeth 
b)
Their tusks 
c)
Their bones 
d)
Their nails
63.
Why did Karana decide to leave the village?
a)
The shapes of the fog reminded Karana of those who had died
b)
She ran out of firewood and needed to burn houses.
c)
She thought the wild dogs would come back.
64.
In Karana's search for spearheads, what did she find in the chest?
a)
Weapons
b)
Currency from the Aleuts
c)
Clothing to trade with the islanders
d)
Beads, bracelets and earrings
65.
Which of the following was not an obstacle for Karana?
a)
Going against the Ghalast-at law
b)
Getting the canoe in the water
c)
Finding wood for a bow and arrow
d)
Lack of knowledge for weaponry
66.
Where did Karana sleep that protected her from the wild dogs?
a)
in the trees
b)
a big rock
c)
in a hammock made of kelp
d)
in a canoe
67.
Loneliness set in when Karana knew.....
a)
Ramo died
b)
The ship did not come during the good weather
c)
The Aleuts and Russians left after the battle
68.
Which animal provided comfort to Karana and are also known to be good omens?
a)
Wild dogs
b)
Whales
c)
Dolphins
d)
School of white bass
69.

When Karana decides to move from the village, what does she do with the huts?

a)

Uses the wood huts for a firewood

b)

Burns them

c)

Leaves them

d)

uses them for shelter

70.

What did Karana do with the contents of the chest?

a)

Left it in the village

b)

Wore the bracelets and necklaces

c)

Flung them in the water

d)

Hid it in the cove

71.

Why was Karana safe from the dogs on the rock?

a)

They could not climb it

b)

They were on the other side of the island

c)

They don't go into the cove

72.

What does Karana want to use for the tip of a spear?

a)

arrow head

b)

Dog's tooth

c)

Sea elephant's tusk

d)

shark tooth

73.

Why did Karana not kill a sea elephant?

a)

She didn't have a weapon

b)

She hadn't found a sea elephant

c)

She couldn't kill an animal

74.

What is the best time of year to be on the island?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Autumn

d)

Winter

75.

How did Karana know how to weave a basket?

a)

Her mom taught her

b)

Her grandmother taught her

c)

Her father taught her

d)

Ulape taught her

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