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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the villagers think about as they keep watch of the Aleut hunt from the cliffs?
(a) How exciting it will be when the Aleuts bring the women and children to settle here
(b) How much the catch means in beads and other things
(c) How much their lives have improved since the Aleuts came
(d) The dolphins off shore near the ship

2. Which one of the Aleuts is Karana afraid will find her?
(a) The Aleut captain
(b) The Aleut dog
(c) One of the Aleut hunters
(d) The Aleut girl

3. What are the beds of kelp close to the shore used for?
(a) Sea otters use the kelp to lie in the sun and sleep.
(b) They provide food for Ghalas-at village when fishing is poor
(c) The kelp causes the sea otters to swim far from shore.
(d) The kelp often attracts the dolphins to swim closer to shore

4. What do the crew members of the ship do after it lands in Coral Cove?
(a) They offer strange foods to the village people.
(b) Six men row to shore and one of them jumps out shouting.
(c) They attack the Ghalas-at village.
(d) They bring gifts and trinkets to the people of the village.

5. What is it Karana makes after many tries?
(a) A bow and some arrows
(b) A fishing spear
(c) A winter cloak from sea elephant hides
(d) A net to catch a sea elephant

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name Rontu mean in English?

2. What is it that is now making Karana feel happy?

3. What is Karana doing in the darkness of night?

4. Who walks into Karana's camp as she is holding up the skirt she just made?

5. Where do gulls make their nests?

(see the answer key)

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