WorksheetsOrphan Island - End of Novel Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 10mins
The first day after Jinny swam out to sea, what did she do?
She decided to leave the island.
She decided to spend the day with Ben.
She decided to spend the day with Ess.
She went for another swim.
Who rings the bell when the boat comes?
Ess
Ben
Joon
Eevie
Jinny doesn't want to go because...
it was too nice a day to leave.
she is scared about what is out there.
she immediately loves Loo.
she hasn't finished teaching Ess.
What does Jinny notice about Loo right away?
He has blue eyes like her.
He looks like Deen.
He seems so small and frail.
He has a temper.
When the boat comes for Jinny, she
runs up to the cliffs to hide.
pushes it back out to sea.
hops right in, but then changes her mind.
makes an impulsive decision to stay.
"Almost as if it could read her intentions, the boat fought her. It pulled and struggled. It wanted to be in the water. It belonged in the water." This is an example of...
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
The first night after he arrived Loo seemed...
strangely at ease.
like a giant baby.
homesick.
incredibly intelligent.
The first evening Jinny decides to stay on the island, "Ben silently served up nine bowls of root soup, and then, finding himself out of bowls, poured his own dinner into a pewter mug and drank it down." What is this a sign of?
Ben is flexible.
They need new bowls.
Ben is angry.
Things are out of balance on the island.
Why is everyone shocked when Jinny takes Loo's hand after the evening fire circle?
Because it was Ben's turn to be the Elder and care for Loo.
Because it was Joon's turn to be the Elder and care for Loo.
Because Loo screamed when Jinny took his hand.
Because no one knew what to do next.
What is Jinny's solution for having 2 Cares sleeping in her cabin?
She will sleep in the bed with them.
She will drag the couch from the book cabin into her cabin.
She will sleep on the couch's cushions from the book cabin.
She will sleep in Joon's cabin.
The couch cushions are not easy to take off the couch, and Jinny ends up crudely cutting them free. This is symbolic of what?
Jinny's inability to see what is going to happen now.
Jinny's decision to stay on the island after she should have gone.
Ess's attachment to Jinny.
Ben's admonishment to Jinny about staying on the island.
What does Jinny find when she is gathering the couch cushions from the book cabin?
A painted rock.
A new book.
A necklace she thought she lost.
An envelope.
What was in the envelope?
Money.
A letter from Abigail to her mother.
A letter from Abigail to the orpahns.
A letter from Deen.
What do we learn used to be on the island, but Jinny knows are no longer there.
oranges.
limes
lemons
watermelons
What does Sam show Jinny that she hadn't notice before?
the lemon trees in the prairie.
the line of smooth round pebbles that Deen made.
the stack of pebbles next to Deen's cabin.
the letter that he found.
When Jinny tries to give Loo back to Ben's care, what does Ben do?
He graciously accepts him.
He tells her no.
He cries.
He screams at her.
Loo was like a....
hurricane
gentle bird
thunderstorm
a bull
What was the only thing that Loo would eat?
plomms
swinks
scuttles
eggs
What does Loo do when Jinny takes him to the shoe pile?
He quickly takes off his shoes and buries them with the rest.
He dismantles the pile and throws the shoes everywhere.
He cries and asks for a mama, like Ess had.
He refuses to take off his shoes.
What is the first sign that the island is "different"?
Jinny starts wearing shoes.
There are no eggs.
A snake hisses at Ess and Loo.
The sun does not come up in the morning.
What is the strange catch that they find in the fishing nets?
A squid
A sting ray
An octopus
A dolphin
What do they do with this "strange catch"?
They use its ink to paint rocks.
They use its legs to play a game.
They immediately cook it.
They don't do anything with it.
Why is the "strange catch" of so much significance for the children?
It teaches them about using every part of an animal.
It teaches them about wildlife in the ocean.
It enables them to create something that they can leave behind.
It enables them to make changes to their lives.
What is Nat's talent?
She is a great story teller.
She is a great painter.
She is a great swimmer.
She is a great cook.
What does Jinny put on her rock?
Her name and Deen's name.
Her name and Ess's name.
Her poem.
Her name and a picture of the boat.
What does Jinny do with the rest of her ink?
She doesn't do anything with it.
She paints a design on her tunic.
She gives it to Ess.
She writes her own letter on the back of Abbie's letter
What is important about Jinny's letter?
That she was able to write it.
That she said everything she wanted to.
That she was able to leave something behind.
That she could sent it.
All of the following are signs that the island is changing EXCEPT....
there aren't any fish in the nets.
the chickens aren't laying well.
the wind is stronger on the cliffs.
the bees are swarming.
What upsets Ess so much that she leaves the table without eating?
Eevie said something rude to her.
Jinny gave Loo the last plomm.
Ben told her she had to eat the octopus.
Loo threw food at her.
When Jinny awakes and realizes that Ess is gone from their cabin, where does she find her?
On the cliffs.
In the boat.
Hiding in Sam's cabin.
Hiding under the table with Sam.
This incident reminds Jinny of...
when she and Deen had fought.
when she and Ben had become friends.
when she and Deen had become friends.
when she and Emma had bonded.
What happens when they all go on a fetch together?
Jak and Oz are attacked by a swarm of bees.
Nat and Eevie are attacked by angry chickens.
Ben and Joon are attacked by a snake.
Ess and Sam are attacked by a kitten.
How do the children wash their clothes?
In a washing machine.
They bring them down to the water and scrub them on rocks.
They put on all of their clothes at once and wear them in the water.
They don't every wash their clothes.
What does Loo do that really bothers Jinny?
He pulls her hair.
He pulls off the leg of a sea star
He hurts a kitten
He breaks all of the dishes.
What does Jinny do in reaction to Loo's bad behavior?
She slaps him.
She punishes him.
She ignores him.
She makes him do extra chores.
Who says this? "It's one thing to feel like you're abandoning people, I guess. But I don't have anyone to abandon, do I? I don't have anyone who needs me."
Jinny
Ben
Eevie
Joon
Jinny begins to wake up each morning with "a strange dark feeling. As though something was pulling at her, tugging at her hem. A warning." This is an example of...
personification
foreshadowing
onomatopoiea
irony
When Jinny goes on her long walk by herself what does she discover?
That the swinks had not dried in the sun.
That the strange swirly shapes remained in the sky.
That the wind on the cliffs had died down.
That the rain was never going to stop.
Why did Ess run away?
She was looking for a kitten.
She was looking for mama.
She was looking for swinks.
She was looking for Loo.
When Jinny found her, where was she?
Hiding in the trees with the chickens.
Making clover chains in the prairie
Standing on the top of the cliffs.
Climbing the boulders on the cliffs.
What is the climax of the novel?
When Jinny decides to stay on the island.
When Jinny slaps Loo.
When Jinny saves Ess on the boulders.
When Loo gets bit by the snake.
How does Jinny know what to do when Loo gets bit by a snake?
She uses her instincts.
Ben looks it up in a first-aid book.
Eevie tells her what to do.
She doesn't know.
What is the line that Jinny "adds" to her letter?
The End.
And then I left.
Too long.
Happily Ever After.
True or False: Jinny thought she could fix the island
True
False
When Jinny leaves the island, how many orphans are left?
8
9
7
6
What is the mood at the end of the book?
Peaceful
Unsettled
Resolved
Sad
Which of the following is NOT a theme in Orphan Island?
Our lives should be lived in such a way that we leave something behind to remember us by.
Growing up is not just a physical change; it is something that happens inside of you.
Rules are always meant to be broken.
There comes a time when you need to let go of your childhood and grow up.
