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WorksheetsIsland of the Blue Dolphins Final Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Where does this story take place?
An island off the coast of Mexico
Russia
Alaska
An island off the coast of California
Why did the Aleuts come to the island?
They were hunting sea otters.
They wanted to take over the island.
They were lost.
They were hunting sea elephants.
What is Karana's common name?
Ulape
Won-a-pa-lei
Mon-a-nee
Mi-mi
What happens when the Aleuts try to leave the island?
They attack the village in the night and kill many of the islanders.
They get into a battle with the islanders and kill many of the islanders.
They pay for the otter they have killed and make plans to return the next year.
They have a party and celebrate with the islanders.
A ship with white sails has come to rescue the islanders. Why does Karana leave the ship?
She sees Ramo on the island and jumps from the ship to return to him.
She wants to stay on the island because it is her home.
She falls off the ship and washes ashore.
She wanted to go back and get her fishing spear.
Why does Karana hate the wild dogs?
They bark all night.
They killed the rest of the tribe.
They killed her brother Ramo.
They always want to play.
Why is Karana afraid to make weapons?
She should be gathering food for the winter instead of making weapons.
The laws of her tribe forbid women to make weapons.
She is afraid she will hurt herself.
She decides she does not need weapons.
What does Karana see during her trip on the ocean that helps her get back to the island?
Dolphins
Otter
Sun
Moon
What happens when Karana goes to kill a sea elephant?
She accidentally kills two of them.
She kills one with her bow and arrows.
She runs away and loses her spear.
Two sea elephants begin to fight and Karana hurts her leg trying to run away.
How does Rontu become Karana's pet?
He never becomes her pet.
She puts him in a cage and trains him.
She injures him and nurses him back to health.
He goes to her house and does not leave.
What does Karana make a special spear to catch?
Abalone
Otter
Wild Dogs
Devilfish
What does Karana find in Black Cave?
A skeleton playing a flute
A skirt of cormorant feathers
A pack of wild dogs
Hidden canoes
What does Karana tell Tutok the last time she sees her?
How to make a cormorant skirt
Her secret name
Where to find the otter
What a good friend she is
Who is Rontu-Aru?
an otter
Rontu's son
Karana's father
The man who rescued Karana
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a story based on what?
a story the author made up
the author's daughter
a true story about dolphins
a true story about a woman who lived on the island
