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Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 1-17

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How old is Ramo?
a)
six
b)
five
c)
two
d)
12
2.

Which of the following best describes the interaction between the villagers and the Aleuts in chapter two of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

a)

They are friendly.

b)

They are aggressive.

c)

They spy on one another.

d)

They pretend to like each other.

3.
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.
4.
Why does Karana hate the wild dogs?
a)
They killed her brother.
b)
They always want to play.
c)
They killed the captain.
d)
None of these.
5.
What does Karana use to build a protective fence around her home?
a)
Rib bones from whales.
b)
Poles made from trees.
c)
Barbed wire.
d)
Bricks.
6.
Why does Karana return instead of complete her journey by canoe?
a)
The canoe leaks too much.
b)
She missed the island.
c)
She got too tired to paddle.
d)
A shark eats her canoe.
7.

Mon-a-nee has four babies.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which is an example of a simile from the text?

a)

Suddenly his mouth opened wide and then closed again.

b)

He was small for one who had lived so many suns and moons, but quick as a cricket.

c)

“The sea which surrounds the Island of the Blue Dolphins belongs to us.”

d)

I could not see his face, but I doubted he smiled in return.

9.

Which is an example of a metaphor from the text

a)

Every hour someone brought news.

b)

In the morning, the beach would be strewn with carcasses, and the waves red with blood.

c)

There are not trees on the island except the small ones stunted by wind.

d)

“The sea is a flat stone without any scratches.”

10.

Who is Ulape?

a)

A dog

b)

Karana's sister

c)

A dolphin

d)

Captail Orlov's daughter

11.

What did Karana use to make her spearheads?

a)

sea-elephant teeth

b)

smooth, black rocks

c)

whale bones

d)

thorns from the yucca plant

12.
Karana hurt her ________ while watching the sea elephants.
a)
Foot 
b)
Hand
c)
Shoulder
d)
Leg
13.
 Karana named the dog_____.
a)
Ramo 
b)
 Rontu 
c)
Rondo 
d)
Yellow Eyes