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WorksheetsIsland of the Blue Dolphins Test
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 31mins
Why had Captain Orlov and the Aleuts come to the island?
to go bass fishing
They came by mistake.
to rule the village of Ghalas-at
to hunt for otter
What does every member of Karana's tribe have two of?
Homes
Names
Children
Wolves
Who gives their secret name to Captain Orlov?
Ramo
Ulape
Kimki
Chowig
Aside from being chief of the tribe, what else is Chowig?
Karana and Ramo's father
A skilled healer
A fierce warrior
Karana and Ramo's brother
What does the new chief, Kimki, decree that women must do?
Live in silence
Weave clothing
Perform traditionally male jobs
Swim around the island
Who goes alone to prepare a new place in the East for the people of Ghalas-at?
Matasaip
Karana
Kimki
Chief Chowig
Who or what menaces (bothers) Karana and Ramo when they return to the village?
spirits
wild dogs
Kimki
Captain Orlov
What does Karana find when she goes to the spot where she hears dogs barking?
an empty cave
A ghost
Ramo's body
Ulape
What does Karana do before leaving the village forever?
Lights a single candle
Gathers the remaining valuables
Says a prayer
Burns the village down
What mode of transportation does Karana use to go out in search of her people?
Canoe
Sailboat
Swimming
Walking
What additional pets does Karana acquire?
Fish
Another dog
Birds
Turtles
What clothing item did Karana use cormorant feathers to make?
dress
skirt
shirt
headband
What TWO things does Karana do to hide from the Aleuts?
She clears out her cave
She leaves Rontu behind
She gets rid of her footprints in the sand with a leaf
She leaves in her canoe
What item did Tutok leave on a rock for Karana?
earrings
bracelet
shoes
a necklace
How does Karana feel after Tutok leaves?
Betrayed
Glad
Frustrated
Lonely
What characteristics best describes Karana?
weak and tired
brave and smart
lonely and tall
slow and miserable
Karana decided that the word wintscha meant ________.
Tutok
pretty
strange
necklace
How did Rontu lure the dogs into attacking him?
running quickly away from them.
barking and growling at them.
pretending not to see them while licking his wounds.
casually walking into the bushes.
He walked to the mound and gave a long howl.
He went back to the wild dogs' lair.
He went immediately to Karana so that she would pet him.
He quickly sat down in exhaustion.
Why did Karana clip the wings of her caged birds?
She thought it made their wings more attractive.
She believed it made them fly better.
She didn't want them to fly away.
It was a tradition of her tribe to do so.
Why did Karana go home and sleep after her battle with the devilish?
She wanted to rest to hunt more devilfish the next day
Rontu ran away
She was exhausted from the dangerous battle
She decided she did not want the devilfish any more
The figures that Karana found in the Black Cave were...
some of her ancestors
the Aleuts
places to hide her canoe
scarecrows
What clues did Karana have that the approaching ship was the Aleut's ship?
The sails were red
The sails were white
They came from the east
They came from the north
Where did Karana go after the Aleuts landed?
She went to the headland to live.
She stayed in her house behind the whale rib fence.
She went to spy on them with Rontu.
She went to her cave by the ravine.
What is a sea animal that has a soft body and eight long arms covered with suckers?
prey
devilfish
roost
lure
What was the "great white crest" moving toward the island?
the wave of a tsunami
the largest ship Karana has yet seen
a large group of very low clouds
Why did Karana throw up the seaweed in her arms?
She tripped, hurt her foot, and got angry.
There was a small animal inside the bundle of seaweed and it startled her.
She saw a ship coming toward the island.
What was the initial rumbling sound Karana heard?
thunder
an earthquake
a landslide
How did Karana survive this experience?
by hiding in a dark cave
by gripping a ledge of rock and holding on tightly
by running away from the beach immediately
What made Karana shout toward the harbor and the waves?
She was tired of living alone on the island and she screamed in frustration.
She was trying to get the attention of the men who had been walking on the island.
She was getting the attention of a pod of dolphins who were swimming too close to shore and might have gotten stranded.
What was Karana’s biggest loss during the earthquakes?
her canoes had been destroyed
Rontu-Aru went missing
the treasure chest drifted into the ocean
How did Karana build a new canoe?
After the tsunami, a large log drifted ashore that was just the right size.
Karana used pieces from old canoes and put them together.
She didn’t build a new one, she just fixed a hole in one of the old ones.
