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WorksheetsIsland of the Blue Dolphins - Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 29mins
Who is Chief Chowig?
Karana's brother
Karana's father
the leader of the Aleut hunters
the interpreter who translates between two languages
How did the island get its name?
It looks like the shape of a dolphin lying on its side.
The dolphins that swim around the island are bright blue.
The tribe believes its ancestors were dolphins.
Dolphins come to the island every year to give birth to their babies.
Why did Chief Chowig not trust Captain Orlov?
He feared all strangers.
He remembered another time when Aleuts came to hunt.
Captain Orlov and his men treat the members of the tribe poorly.
Why did the Aleuts come to Ghalas-at?
to find fish to eat
to fix their ship
to hunt otter
because they were lost
What agreement did Chief Chowig reach with the Aleut captain?
The tribe would share their fish with the Aleuts.
The Aleuts would help the tribe build better boats.
He would marry the chief’s daughter.
The Aleuts would pay the tribe in goods for the otter they hunted, and each would get equal parts.
Chapter 1: What did the Russians on the Aleut ship come to do on the island?
befriend the village of Ghalas-at
hunt otter
start a new life
go on vacation
What does Captain Orlov offer to pay with, rather than the otter pelts?
Spices
Weapons
White Bass
Jewelry
Why does Karana swim back to shore from the ship?
Her sister was left on the island
She had to get away from the wild dogs.
Her brother was left on the island.
She was trying to get away from the Aleuts.
What color eyes does the leader of the wild dogs have?
Gray
Green
Yellow
Blue
What does Won-a-pa-lei mean?
The girl who loves dolphins
The girl who is strong
the girl with the long black hair
the girl with the otter
What does Karana do with Rontu after he dies?
She puts him in the sea.
She burns him.
She puts him in a cave.
She buries him.
Karana experiences an earthquake.
True
False
What name does Karana give to her new dog?
Lurai
Rontu-Aru
Tutok
Ulape
The Aleuts' ship DID NOT look like which of the following to Karana?
a gull with folded wings
a dolphin diving
a small shell
The mark Ulape makes on her face means____.
she is from Ghalas-at
she is unmarried
she is a warrior
she is the leader
The leader of the Aleut ship
Chief Chowig
Ulape
Captain Orlov
Ramo
Karana’s father
Chief Chowig
Ramo
Captain Orlov
Ulape
What helped Karana stop feeling lonely on the island?
Rontu was there to talk to.
She knew the white men's ship would return in the summer
she enjoyed being alone.
The Aleuts returned to the Island
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 does Karana have to do to defend herself?
fight the Aleut hunters
craft her own weapons
teach the sea elephants to fight for her
rebuild the village
What was one of Karana's main sources of food on the island?
abalone
apples
acorns
almonds
What gift does Karana make for Tutok?
a necklace
a spear
a circlet
a canoe
