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Island of the Blue Dolphins Part 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of the narrator is...

a)

Scott Odell

b)

Ramo

c)

Karana

d)

Tony Romo

2.
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.
3.
What was the nationality of the captain of the Aleut ship?
a)
Russian
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
d)
English
4.

The water was full of kelp.

a)

Sea plants

b)

Flowing lava

c)

Small reptiles

d)

Bright coral

5.

A creek flowed through the ravine.

a)

Distant mountains

b)

Dark cave

c)

Dense forest

d)

Deep valley

6.

How did the stories setting affect Karana’s life?

a)

Fresh water, food, and plants were present.

b)

The island was very hot and sunny.

c)

There were many shells but no rocks.

d)

It rained almost every day.

7.
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 
8.
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
9.
When the white men come to take the villagers to the new island what happens to Karana? 
a)
She leaves with her tribe. 
b)
She is heart broken.
c)
She gets on boat then swims back to island when Ramo is left.
d)
She make it to the new island but dies of the flu.
10.
Where is San Nicolas island located?
a)
Off the coast of Southern California
b)
Near San Fransisco Bay
c)
Off the coast of Alaska
d)
In Los Angeles
11.
The book is based on a real-life person.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
After Karana's father dies who becomes chief? 
a)
 Kimiki
b)
Ramo
c)
Matassaip 
d)
Karana
13.
"After the Aleuts had killed our men at Coral Cove, all the  women of our tribe had singed their hair short as a sign of mourning." In this quote from the novel, what could a synonym for "mourning" be?
a)
daybreak
b)
grieving
c)
life
d)
respect
14.
"Dolphins are animals of good omen." How can this quote from the novel be interpreted?
a)
There is luck associated with dolphins.
b)
You will be good if you have a dolphin as a pet.
c)
Dolphins are good pets to have and to have as friends.
d)
Dolphins are well trained fish.
15.

What happens when the Aleuts try to leave the island?

a)

They get into a fight with Karana's people

b)

They throw a party for the people of Ghalas-at to thank them for being so hospitable

c)

They pay for the otter they have killed and make plans to return next year

d)

They attack Karana's village in the night and kill many of her friends

16.

Why do the people of Ghalas-at believe Chowig died?

a)

Because he ate poisonous mushrooms

b)

Because he told his secret name to a stranger

c)

Because he swam too far away from the shore

17.

Where does Kimki go in the spring after the Aleuts leave Ghalas-at?

a)

To a land across the sea to the east

b)

To find a new chief for the village

c)

To attack the Aleuts

18.

What does Ulape put on her face before she leaves the island?

a)

The mark of her tribe

b)

A sunscreen to protect her from sunburn

c)

lipstick

d)

A mark that means she is unmarried

19.

Where does Ramo go when everyone is on their way to the ship?

a)

Back to the village to get his spear

b)

To the spring to get water

c)

Ahead to the beach so he can be the first on the ship

d)

Back to the spring to get his knife

20.

Why does Karana end up back on the island?

a)

She falls of the ship and washes ashore

b)

She jumps off the ship to go back for her brother

c)

The ship leaves her behind (they forget to take her with them)

d)

She jumps off the ship to go back for her fishing spear

21.

Who is in the village when Karana and her brother get back there after being left behind by the ship?

a)

Chowig

b)

Matasaip

c)

Foxes

d)

The wild dogs

22.
a small, deep, narrow valley
a)
switch
b)
lair
c)
ravine
d)
pursue
23.
to hide from sight
a)
conceal
b)
lair
c)
league
d)
stout
24.
not using or giving a lot of something
a)
forlorn
b)
sparingly
c)
fowl
d)
gorged
25.
not working, active, or being used
a)
pelt
b)
vain
c)
flee
d)
idle
26.
to spread or scatter things over or on the ground or some other surface
a)
pursue
b)
stout
c)
strewn
d)
conceal
27.
a skin of an animal especially with its fur or wool
a)
league
b)
pelt
c)
lair
d)
fowl
28.
3.45 miles
a)
meter
b)
kilometer
c)
yard
d)
league
29.
to follow and try to catch or capture for usually a long distance or time
a)
ravine
b)
pursue
c)
switch
d)
idle
30.
a bird that is raised for food
a)
hummingbird
b)
eagle
c)
fowl
d)
bluejay
31.
people who avoid doing something that they are supposed to do
a)
friends
b)
lair
c)
shirkers
d)
bullies
32.
thick and strong
a)
strewn
b)
stout
c)
sparingly
d)
shirkers
33.
to run away from danger
a)
idle
b)
flee
c)
conceal
d)
gorged
34.
too proud of your own appearance, abilities, achievements, etc...
a)
vain
b)
fowl
c)
idle
d)
switch
35.
sad and lonely
a)
fowl
b)
vain
c)
idle
d)
forlorn
36.
think deeply and carefully
a)
ponder
b)
seize
c)
sinews
d)
ancestors
37.
a discussion between two opposite groups
a)
parley
b)
forlorn
c)
hasten
d)
quarrelsome
38.

Why does Kimki say that that women can hunt?

a)

There is not enough men to hunt

b)

The women are mad that the men died

c)

There is not enough women

d)

It is against the rules for men to hunt

39.

Why are the men upset that the women get to hunt? Choose ALL that are true.

a)

It is usually against the rules for women to hunt

b)

The women are doing a better job hunting than the men

c)

The women are not hunting well.

d)

The women are taking over the men's jobs.

40.

What does the tribe plan to do if the Aleuts return?

a)

Flee

b)

Fight

c)

Hide

d)

Move

41.

Why does everyone in Karana's tribe have two names?

a)

They have a nickname and a real name.

b)

They have a name and an animal name.

c)

They don't have two names.

d)

The real name is secret and is seldom used and one which is common.

42.

What is the narrator's perspective for Island of the Blue Dolphins?

a)

First person (I, me)

b)

Second person (you)

c)

Third person (he, she)

d)

None of the above

43.

What figurative language is used in the following quote? "The early morning sun shone like gold on their glossy pelts."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

44.

According to the text, the surviving men looked down on the women for taking on the role of hunter. What does "look down on" mean in this context?

a)

to stare at someone from a very high place

b)

think that you are better or more important than someone else

c)

to bow your head in someone's direction

d)

to look over at them and give approval

45.

What term means "the dead body of an animal" as used in the text?

a)

roadkill

b)

dinner

c)

carcass

d)

pelt

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