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Island of the Blue Dolphins (Part 2)

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Karana make in the basket by adding heated stones to water and seeds?

a)

oatmeal

b)

gruel

c)

farro

d)

quinoa

2.

What does Karana use for light at night?

a)

Sai-Sai fish

b)

beezwax

c)

torch

d)

fire

3.

What does a mother sea elephant have to do to get her baby to swim in the water?

a)

calls him by barking

b)

starts to swim away

c)

pushes him in the water

d)

fight or flight

4.

How many bulls does Karana see on the slope watching the cows and babies?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

5.

Why did the older bull attack the younger bull?

a)

He was getting too close

b)

He was going toward the cows that were his

c)

He took his food

d)

He knew he could

6.

For how long after the sea elephants fought did Karana not leave her home?

a)

3 suns

b)

4 suns

c)

5 suns

d)

6 suns

7.

When the wild dogs were waiting for Karana on the both sides of the ravine, where did she go?

a)

Under the canoes

b)

In the grotto

c)

In a cave

d)

Back to her hut

8.

Name two pictures that were on the walls of the cave?

a)

Pelicans

b)

Sea Turtles

c)

Whales

d)

Octopus

9.

What does Karana use the two deep basins in the cave for?

a)

Food Storage

b)

Beads and necklaces

c)

Fish

d)

Water

10.

Which bull was dead when Karana finally got back to check?

a)

The Old Bull

b)

The Young Bull

c)

The Female

11.

How many spear points was Karana able to make from the bull's teeth?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

12.

How did Karana try to get the dogs out of the cave?

a)

Threw fish at them

b)

Screamed at them

c)

Threw rocks at them

d)

Put a fire at the opening

13.

What part of the wild dog did Karana's arrow hit?

a)

Back

b)

Head

c)

Chest

d)

Leg

14.

After Karana shot the leader of the wild dogs and went ot look for him in the cave, how many pups did she see?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

15.

What animal had the dogs been eating?

a)

Turtle

b)

Fox

c)

Fish

d)

Bobcat

16.

With what did Karana clean the leader dog's wound?

a)

Hot water off the fire

b)

Medicinal herbs

c)

Peeled stick from coral bush

d)

Juniper berries

17.

Where does Karana sleep while the wild dog is healing at her house?

a)

She went back to her family's hut

b)

On top of the rock

c)

In the cave

d)

In a canoe

18.

What does Karana name the dog?

a)

Aleut

b)

Higgins

c)

Rontu

d)

Lilia

19.

What does Rontu mean?

a)

Yellow eyes

b)

Fox Eyes

c)

Strong Fox

d)

Tough

20.

What does Rontu chase while Karana is working on the canoe?

a)

Rabbits

b)

Pelicans

c)

Sea Gulls

d)

The fish in the water

21.

When Karana finished the canoe, she took it around the island. How long did it take to go around?

a)

1 hour

b)

1/2 a day

c)

one day

d)

a day and 1/2

22.

Where is Karana going to keep the canoe until spring?

a)

In an old hut

b)

In Coral Cove

c)

In the cave

d)

Under the bushes

23.

Why does Karana want to catch a devilfish?

a)

It is a challenge

b)

It is the easiest to catch

c)

It's the best in the sea

d)

It will last her through the winter

24.

What was the mounds that the dogs were fighting on made out of?

a)

Shells from shellfish

b)

Sea glass

c)

Pebbles

d)

Dirt

25.

To Karana, which bird sounds like the quarreling of toothless old men?

a)

Pelicans

b)

Sea Gulls

c)

Cormorants

d)

Petrels

26.

Who had been the medicine man of the tribe?

a)

Honto

b)

Haule

c)

Zuma

d)

Zima

27.

How many canoes were stored by the cliff?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

28.

How many people could the smallest canoe carry?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

29.

With what does Karana patch a leak in the canoe?

a)

A piece of rubber

b)

A piece of fiber from her skirt

c)

A sea elephant tooth

d)

A fish

30.

What star is red and part of a figure that looks like a crawfish?

a)

Mare

b)

Magat

c)

Crawdy

d)

Mannat

31.

Why does Karana wat to build a fence around her house?

a)

The dogs will attack her

b)

The rabbits will take over

c)

The red foxes would take what she would store

d)

The wild pigs would take her food

32.

What does Karana use to build the fence?

a)

Tree branches

b)

Sticks from the old huts

c)

Dog bones

d)

whale bones

33.

What were the two names of the birds she had as pets

a)

Tainor

b)

Ramo

c)

Ghalas

d)

Lurai

34.

Why do starfish eat the red abalones and not the green or black?

a)

They are small enough for them to eat

b)

They are the easiest to catch

c)

They have the sweetest meat

d)

Starfish can only reach the red ones

35.

What did the gulls take in their beaks and drop on the rocks?

a)

Starfish

b)

Oysters

c)

Clams

d)

Scallops

36.

What does Karana use purple sea urchins for?

a)

Stew

b)

Dye

c)

Protein

d)

Bait

37.

What did Karana use to try to get the devilfish off of Rontu?

a)

her foot

b)

whalebone knife

c)

her hands

d)

her spear

38.

What does Karana find in the cave where she saw a hawk come out of?

a)

more canoes

b)

treasure

c)

skeletons

d)

water supply

39.

What was the seated skeleton holding?

a)

A rifle

b)

A sinew bow

c)

A pelican bone flute

d)

A gold handled sword

40.

What does Karana name the cave with the skeletons in?

a)

Coral Cave

b)

Cave of Death

c)

Red Cave

d)

Black Cave

41.

What was Karana carrying when she saw the Aleut ship returning?

a)

A canoe

b)

10 Cormorant skins

c)

Her 2 birds

d)

Whale bone

42.

From which direction did the white men's ship come?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

43.

From which direction did the Aleut's ship come?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

44.

What were 2 things Karana took to the cave when the Aleuts came?

a)

the birds

b)

abalone

c)

devilfish

d)

cormorant feathers

45.

How many trips did it take her to get her things?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

46.

With what did Karana brush away her tracks?

a)

a broom she made

b)

pelican wing

c)

cormorant feathers

d)

leather blanket

47.

What is the name of the girl who came with the Aleuts?

a)

Tupac

b)

Tutok

c)

Sky

d)

Supa

48.

What present did Tutok leave for Karana on the rock by the cave?

a)

A bracelet of amethyst

b)

A bracelet of turquoise

c)

A necklace of turquoise

d)

A necklace of black stones

49.

How many times did the necklace from Tutok go around Karana's neck?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

50.

How long did Karana work on the gift for Tutok?

a)

1 night

b)

3 nights

c)

5 nights

d)

a week

51.

What meal did Karana make for Tutok that she never came to eat?

a)

abalone

b)

devilfish and seeds

c)

scallops and roots

d)

Shellfish and roots

52.

What did Karana help out and free from kelp then catch fish to help it get better?

a)

Otter

b)

Sea Cow

c)

Dolphin

d)

Rontu

53.

How many fish did the otter want each day?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

54.

What did Karana first name the otter

a)

Tutok

b)

Ramo

c)

Mon-a-nee

d)

Wamp-a-nog

55.

What did the name Mon-a-nee mean?

a)

Little Boy

b)

Little Boy with Large Eyes

c)

Little Boy with Small Nose

d)

Little Boy with Large Ears

56.

What did Karana make from 2 pebbles and bone hooks?

a)

a bracelet

b)

a necklace

c)

earrings

57.

How many babies did Tainor and Lurai have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

58.

On what animal did Karana bind a broken leg with two small sticks and sinew?

a)

Gull

b)

Dog

c)

Fox

d)

Tainor

59.

What did Karana call the otter she helped after she saw the two babies?

a)

Girl with Large Eyes

b)

Girl with Large Ears

c)

Girl with Small Nose

d)

Little Girl

60.

With what did Karana cover Rontu's grave?

a)

A large rock to mark the grave

b)

Pebbles of many colors

c)

Cormorant feathers

d)

Broken seashells

61.

What wild dog does Karana try to catch?

a)

A puppy

b)

A large female

c)

one she believes is Rontu's son

d)

A large male that looks like Rontu

62.

What does Karana catch in the snare?

a)

A lynx

b)

A fox

c)

A rabid dog

d)

A rabbit

63.

What did Karana name Rontu's son after she caught him?

a)

Rontu-Sha

b)

Rontu-Abu

c)

Rontu-Aru

d)

Rontu-son

64.

What had the great waves washed ashore that helped Karana with rebuilding the canoe?

a)

Black Pitch

b)

Kelp

c)

Seaweed

d)

Tar

65.

How long after Karana missed the shop that came to her island did another ship come for her?

a)

2 months

b)

2 years

c)

1 month

d)

3 years

66.

What did the men make for Karana before they left the island?

a)

A dress from trousers

b)

Pants and a shirt

c)

a skirt and top

d)

a coat

67.

How long did the white men stay on the island?

a)

3 days

b)

6 days

c)

9 days

d)

12 days

68.

Who told Karana about the ship that had taken her tribe from the island?

a)

Father Peter

b)

Father Geoffery

c)

Father Gonzales

d)

Father Eduardo

69.

In which book is there a character who thinks, "They were the sound of a human voice. There is no sound like this in all the world."

a)

Island of the Blue Dolphins

b)

Or not