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Island of the Blue Dolphins_Final

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Aleuts come to the Island of the Blue Dolphins?

a)

To hunt seal

b)

To hunt otter

c)

To take the tribe to the new land

d)

To trade goods

2.

Who was left behind on the island?

a)

Ramo

b)

Ulape

c)

Nanko

d)

Kimki

3.

How did Ramo die?

a)

He was attacked by wild dogs

b)

He drowned in the ocean

c)

He fell off a cliff

d)

He died of starvation

4.

What rule did Karana break?

a)

She killed seals

b)

She killed dogs

c)

She made weapons

d)

She wore Aleut jewelry

5.

Why did Karana have to return to the island in her canoe?

a)

The canoe was leaking

b)

She ran out of drinking water

c)

She ran out of food

d)

She was followed by sharks

6.

What did Karana use to make the fence around her home?

a)

wood

b)

sea elephant tusks

c)

whale bones

d)

rocks

7.

What natural disaster occurred on the island?

a)

a tornado

b)

an earthquake

c)

a hurricane

d)

a typhoon

8.

Who rescued Karana?

a)

The Aleuts

b)

Ulape

c)

Father Gonzales

d)

White men

9.

The two events that tell you something has changed between Karana and the big gray dog are... [Check ALL that apply]

a)

"I called out, "Dog, Dog," for I had no other name for him."

b)

"But now was crawled under the fence I did not feel the same."

c)

"He looked first at the fish I carried and then at me and moved his tail."

d)

"That night I stayed in the house."

10.

"Just as I was about to throw the spear, he raised his head a little from the earth and then let it drop." This quote is textual evidence for...

a)

Why the dog back away and show his teeth when Karana goes up to feed him.

b)

Why Karana (narrator) decides not to shoot the wounded dog.

c)

Whether or not Karana has hunted with a bow and arrow before.

11.

"Why I did not send the arrow I cannot say. I stood on the rock with the bow pulled back and my hand would not let it go." This quote is textual evidence for...

a)

Why the dog back away and show his teeth when Karana goes up to feed him.

b)

Why Karana (narrator) decides not to shoot the wounded dog.

c)

Whether or not Karana has hunted with a bow and arrow before.

12.

What did Karana make for Tutok?

4 lines
13.

What did Karana do to help the injured otter?

4 lines
14.

Why did the otter leave?

4 lines
15.

What did Tainor and Lurai take from Rontu that he did not like?

4 lines
16.

What did Karana plan to do to the dog that looked like Rontu?

4 lines
17.

What unexpected animal did Karana catch in her snare?

4 lines
18.

What did Karana mistake for large waves moving the earth?

4 lines
19.

What did one of the rescue men make for Karana?

4 lines
20.

Why didn't the men from Karana's tribe come back for her?

4 lines