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Island of the Blue Dolphins - Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Chief Chowig?

a)

Karana's brother

b)

Karana's father

c)

the leader of the Aleut hunters

d)

the interpreter who translates between two languages

2.

How did the island get its name?

a)

It looks like the shape of a dolphin lying on its side.

b)

The dolphins that swim around the island are bright blue.

c)

The tribe believes its ancestors were dolphins.

d)

Dolphins come to the island every year to give birth to their babies.

3.

Why did Chief Chowig not trust Captain Orlov?

a)

He feared all strangers.

b)

He remembered another time when Aleuts came to hunt.

c)

Captain Orlov and his men treat the members of the tribe poorly.

4.

Why did the Aleuts come to Ghalas-at?

a)

to find fish to eat

b)

to fix their ship

c)

to hunt otter

d)

because they were lost

5.

What agreement did Chief Chowig reach with the Aleut captain?

a)

The tribe would share their fish with the Aleuts.

b)

The Aleuts would help the tribe build better boats.

c)

He would marry the chief’s daughter.

d)

The Aleuts would pay the tribe in goods for the otter they hunted, and each would get equal parts.

6.

Chapter 1: What did the Russians on the Aleut ship come to do on the island?

a)

befriend the village of Ghalas-at

b)

hunt otter

c)

start a new life

d)

go on vacation

7.

What does Captain Orlov offer to pay with, rather than the otter pelts?

a)

Spices

b)

Weapons

c)

White Bass

d)

Jewelry

8.

Why does Karana swim back to shore from the ship?

a)

Her sister was left on the island

b)

She had to get away from the wild dogs.

c)

Her brother was left on the island.

d)

She was trying to get away from the Aleuts.

9.

What color eyes does the leader of the wild dogs have?

a)

Gray

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

10.
What did Karana use to build the fence around her new home?
a)
Tree trunks 
b)
whale bones
c)
spears
d)
kelp
11.
What part of the sea elephant did Karana want to use for her spears?
a)
Their teeth 
b)
Their tusks 
c)
Their bones 
d)
Their nails
12.
Karana hurt her ________ while watching the sea elephants.
a)
Foot 
b)
Hand
c)
Shoulder
d)
Leg
13.
How did Karana get the wild dogs out of their lair?
a)
Fire 
b)
Calling them 
c)
Arrows
d)
Cooking food 
14.
 Karana named the dog_____.
a)
Ramo 
b)
 Rontu 
c)
Rondo 
d)
Yellow Eyes
15.

What does Won-a-pa-lei mean?

a)

The girl who loves dolphins

b)

The girl who is strong

c)

the girl with the long black hair

d)

the girl with the otter

16.

What does Karana do with Rontu after he dies?

a)

She puts him in the sea.

b)

She burns him.

c)

She puts him in a cave.

d)

She buries him.

17.

Karana experiences an earthquake.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What name does Karana give to her new dog?

a)

Lurai

b)

Rontu-Aru

c)

Tutok

d)

Ulape

19.

The Aleuts' ship DID NOT look like which of the following to Karana?

a)

a gull with folded wings

b)

a dolphin diving

c)

a small shell

20.

The mark Ulape makes on her face means____.

a)

she is from Ghalas-at

b)

she is unmarried

c)

she is a warrior

d)

she is the leader

21.

The leader of the Aleut ship

a)

Chief Chowig

b)

Ulape

c)

Captain Orlov

d)

Ramo

22.

Karana’s father

a)

Chief Chowig

b)

Ramo

c)

Captain Orlov

d)

Ulape

23.
What was the most important reason Karana needed a canoe?
a)
So she could sail around the island with Rontu. 
b)
She needed a place to eat pizza.
c)
She wanted to catch fish.
d)
If  the Aleuts came she would use it to escape.
24.

What helped Karana stop feeling lonely on the island?

a)

Rontu was there to talk to.

b)

She knew the white men's ship would return in the summer

c)

she enjoyed being alone.

d)

The Aleuts returned to the Island

25.
Why are devilfish considered dangerous?
a)
They can squirt a black poisonous liquid at their enemy.
b)
They have very sharp teeth that are blade-like.
c)
They have poisonous suckers on their arms.
d)
They can wrap their arms around you and drown you.
26.
After his victory over the two attacking dogs, what did Rontu do?
a)

He walked to the mound and gave a long howl.

b)

He went back to the wild dogs' lair.

c)

He went immediately to Karana so that she would pet him. 

d)

He quickly sat down in exhaustion.

27.

Why did Karana clip the wings of her caged birds?

a)

She thought it made their wings more attractive.

b)

She believed it made them fly better.

c)

She didn't want them to fly away.

d)

It was a tradition of her tribe to do so.

28.

Why did Karana go home and sleep after her battle with the devilish?

a)

She wanted to rest to hunt more devilfish the next day

b)

Rontu ran away

c)

She was exhausted from the dangerous battle

d)

She decided she did not want the devilfish any more

29.

The figures that Karana found in the Black Cave were...

a)

some of her ancestors

b)

the Aleuts

c)

places to hide her canoe

d)

scarecrows

30.

What clues did Karana have that the approaching ship was the Aleut's ship?

a)

The sails were red

b)

The sails were white

c)

They came from the east

d)

They came from the north

31.

Where did Karana go after the Aleuts landed?

a)

She went to the headland to live.

b)

She stayed in her house behind the whale rib fence.

c)

She went to spy on them with Rontu.

d)

She went to her cave by the ravine.

32.

What is a sea animal that has a soft body and eight long arms covered with suckers?

a)

prey

b)

devilfish

c)

roost

d)

lure

33.

What does Karana have to do to defend herself?

a)

fight the Aleut hunters

b)

craft her own weapons

c)

teach the sea elephants to fight for her

d)

rebuild the village

34.

What was one of Karana's main sources of food on the island?

a)

abalone

b)

apples

c)

acorns

d)

almonds

35.

What gift does Karana make for Tutok?

a)

a necklace

b)

a spear

c)

a circlet

d)

a canoe