WorksheetsIsland of the Blue Dolphins,
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who comes to the island of the blue dolphins to hunt otter?
Californian fur cartel
A Russian and a people known as the Aleuts
Settlers from Virginia hoping to open new trade routes with Karana's tribe
the Force
What is Karana's "regular" name?
Won-a-pa-lei
Monanee
Mukat
Wintai
Why does everyone in Karana's tribe have two names?
They have a nickname and a real name.
They have a name and an animal name.
They don't have two names.
The real name is secret and is seldom used and one which is common.
What do the villagers believe will happen if you use your secret name too much?
What secret name?
Nothing
If people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic.
Your ears will fall off.
Why does Karana hesitate to make and use weapons?
She doesn't know how to make them.
The laws of Ghalas-at forbade the making of weapons by women of the tribe.
Karana is lazy.
She doesn't need weapons.
What is the narrator's perspective for Island of the Blue Dolphins?
First person (I, me)
Second person (you)
Third person (he, she)
None of the above
What figurative language is used in the following quote? "The early morning sun shone like gold on their glossy pelts."
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
"Why I did not send the arrow I cannot say. I stood on the rock with the bow pulled back and my hand would not let it go." This quote is textual evidence for...
Whether or not Karana has hunted with a bow and arrow before.
Why Karana decides not to shoot the wounded dog.
Why the dog backed away and showed his teeth when Karana goes up to feed him.
Why she wants to kill the dog.
Karana’s brother Ramo was killed by a group of wild dogs. Yet, Karana seems to be uncertain about her true feelings for the gray dog she tried to kill.
Why might Karana feel so uncertain about her true feelings?
She hasn't killed before.
She doesn't feel pity for the wounded dog.
She realizes killing the dog won't make her feel better about her brother's death.
Her experience is traumatic (painful) and she simply hasn't healed since her brother died.
What led to Ramo being attacked and killed by the wild dogs?
He wasn't killed.
He got lost on the trail.
He was mischievous and did not listen to his sister.
He was too small to be Chief Tanyositlopai.
Why did Karana decide to leave the island alone in a canoe?
She was lonely and depressed.
She was afraid of the wild dogs.
She didn't want to sleep on the rock anymore.
She didn't leave.
Why did Karana have to turn around and go back to the island?
She was tired of rowing.
She forgot to bring food and water.
She missed the island.
Her canoe was leaking.
How did Karana try to stop the canoe from leaking while afloat on the ocean?
She tried to glue it together.
She filled the crack with black pitch.
She tore fiber from her skirt and pushed it into the cracks.
She used duct tape.
What was the good fortune that inspired Karana to continue to paddle even though her hands were bleeding and she was exhausted?
She followed the stars.
A storm blew in.
The wind helped push her toward the island.
Dolphins appeared and swan around the canoe, and she felt less lonely.
Why did Karana decide to burn down the houses in the village of Ghalas-at?
The fog made shapes as it drifted and reminded her of all the people who were dead and those who were gone.
The noise of the surf seemed to be their voices speaking.
She decided that she would never live in the village again.
All of the above.
In Chapter 27, on page 161, the author writes, "The wave struck the cliff. It sent long tongues streaming around me so that I could neither see nor hear. The tongues of water licked into all the crevices, dragged at my hand and at my bare feet gripping the ledge." What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Simile
What two natural disasters does Karana face in Chapter 27?
Fire and hurricane
Tsunami and earthquake
Cyclone and tornado
Typhoon and snowstorm
How did Karana and Tutok communicate with each other?
They spoke the same language.
They did not communicate.
They pointed out things and traded the names for them.
They did not like each other.
According to the "Author's Note," how long was Karana on the island by herself?
She was not left behind.
Fifty years
Two years
Eighteen years
What happened to the rest of the tribe of Ghalas-at and the ship they were on?
They were waiting for Karana at the mission in Santa Barbara.
They never got on the ship to leave the island.
The ship sank in a great storm after it reached California.
They died at Ghalas-at.
