WorksheetsIsland of the Blue Dolphins Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is Karana's secret name?
Won-a-pa-lei
Mo-mi-ma-moo
Little Karana
Where does the story take place?
Mexico
Alaska
An island off the coast of New York.
An island off the coast of California.
What happened to Chief Chowig?
He died.
He went away.
He retired.
None of these.
After the death of his father, who cares for Ramo?
Ulape, more because she was older, and Karana.
His mother.
The blue dolphins.
Me-moo-me-ma
After Karana's father dies who becomes chief?
Ramo
Kimki
Matassaip
Karana
"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?
daybreak
life
grieving
respect
Why does Karana hesitate to make and use weapons?
The laws of Ghalas-at forbade the making of weapons by women of the tribe.
She doesn't know how to make them.
Karana is lazy.
When the white men come to take the villagers to the new island what happens to Karana?
She leaves with her tribe.
She is heartbroken.
She gets on the boat then swims back to the island when Ramo is left.
She makes it to the new island but dies of the flu.
What was the nationality of the captain of the Aleut ship?
Russian
Spanish
Portuguese
English
What do the Aleuts want?
To kill all the natives.
To hunt for sea otters.
To live on the island.
To steal all their food.
Why does Karana hate the wild dogs?
They killed her brother.
They always want to play.
They killed the captain.
None of these.
Why does Karana return instead of complete her journey by canoe?
The canoe leaks too much.
She missed the island.
She got too tired to paddle.
A shark eats her canoe.
Where does she make her second house?
On the beach.
In the cave by the water spring.
In the cove.
In the village of Gallas-at.
What does Karana use to build a protective fence around her home?
Rib bones from whales.
Poles made from trees.
Barbed wire.
Bricks.
What does the young bull elephant attack?
Karana
the wild dogs
the old bull elephant
the spear
What two animals does Karana nurse back to health?
An otter.
A wild dog.
An elephant seal.
A dolphin.
"Dolphins are animals of good omen." How can this quote from the novel be interpreted?
You will be good if you have a dolphin as a pet.
Dolphins are good pets to have and to have as friends.
Dolphins are well-trained fish.
There is luck associated with dolphins.
When faced with challenges, Karana might have felt...
upset and scared.
doubtful and confused.
courageous and brave.
all of the above
How many years did the woman in the story live alone on the island?
2
18
20
8
The book is based on a real-life person.
true
false
