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WorksheetsIsland of Blue Dolphins Chapter 13-17
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
How large is a baby sea elephant?
About the size of a cat
About the size of a man
About the size of a house
Does Karana kill the young bull sea elephant?
No, her arrow misses him.
Yes she kills him with an arrow through the eye.
No, Karana gets crushed by the seal's weight.
How did Karana injure her leg?
The sea elephant crushes her.
She was bitten by a wild dog.
She trips over a stone while watching the sea elephants.
What does Karana use as a second home?
a cave
her old vilage
a hollowed out log
What is interesting about the cave where Karana is healing?
There wall carvings made by Karana's ancestors.
There is a vein of gold in the walls.
It echoes with the voices of Karana's people.
What dead carcass does Karana find when her leg is healed?
the young bull sea elephant
the grey dog
the old bull sea elephant
her brother Ramo
What is different about the dog that leads the wild pack?
He is much larger than the other dogs
He has yellow eyes instead of brown
He has long thick fur around his neck
He has a stumpy tail
Karana attacks the dog's den. What happens to the leader of the pack?
Karana shoots the leader with an arrow to the chest.
Karana stabs the leader with her new spear
Karana wears the leader's pelt as a coat.
Karana brings the leader to her home and nurses it back to health
Karana names the dog Rontu, which means "fox eyes"
What is Karana's plan if the Aleuts show up?
To hide in the cave where she stored food and water
Defend the island with traps and her weapons
Flee in a canoe
Who is Rontu?
An Aleut prince
The dog that Karana wounded
The spirit of the blue dolphin
Where does Karana decide to hide the rebuilt canoe?
Under a lot of dried kelp
Behind rocks near the headlands
On a shelf in a sea cave
What would Karana do if Rontu became her enemy again?
Let him live because he was once her friend.
Shoot him with an arrow for his betrayal.
Kill him with her spear for his betrayal.
Why doesn't Karana intervene in the dog fight?
Rontu had an advantage. Next time, he might not be.
She is afraid the dogs might attack her as well.
She does not want to risk breaking her spear.
What is the outcome of the dog fight?
Rontu is killed
Rontu wins
Rontu loses, but survives
"Like Gray boulders the bulls sat on the pebbly slope."
This is an example of
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
