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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rontu do when Karana asks him to bark at the sea gulls?
(a) He walks over to her, lies down at her feet, and dies.
(b) He looks up and barks for her a final time.
(c) He jumps up like he used to do, and barks.
(d) He gets up and barks feebly.

2. Why doesn't Karana bring Rontu with her to check out the Aleut camp?
(a) Karana doesn't want Rontu to get hurt.
(b) Rontu will bark at the Aleuts.
(c) Rontu will slow her down.
(d) The Aleut dogs will smell Rontu.

3. What does Karana do on sunny days after the Aleuts leave?
(a) She goes to the hidden cave where it is cool.
(b) She wears her cormorant dress and necklace and goes for walks with Rontu along the cliff.
(c) She stays in the house because the sun is so bright.
(d) She goes swimming to cool off.

4. What does Karana do for four nights prior to sleeping?
(a) Goes to the flat rock to sleep in safety
(b) Makes more sharp spearheads
(c) Tosses stones at the vicious pack leader
(d) Chases the wild dogs away

5. Why is one of the birds named Tainor?
(a) It is the name of a young man Karana liked.
(b) It is the name of a small sailing ship.
(c) It is the name of the small dog Karana once owned.
(d) It is the name of an ancient tribal chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karana do before she climbs the ledge at the mouth of the cave?

2. What does Karana find when she goes to the tide pool to see Mon-a-nee after three days?

3. What does Karana vow about killing animals the summer she renames Mon-a-nee?

4. How is Karana able to keep the two birds close by as friends?

5. What is Rontu looking at over the edge of the reef?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Karana do with the young, wounded otter she finds after the Aleutian ship departs?

2. Where does Karana make a grave for Rontu and what does she place on it?

3. What happens to Karena on the very hot day after the winter storms when she takes the canoe to paddle around the reef?

4. After two summers alone on the island, Karana sees the Aleut ship heading toward the island. How does she prepare for her move to the hidden cave she had set up in case the Aleuts returned?

5. How does Karana catch the wild dog she believes to be Rontu's son?

6. What does Karana do when she finds Rontu lying in the back of the lair in which he once lived?

7. Compare Rontu with his son, Rontu-Aru.

8. How do Karana and Tutok spend their time together?

9. What is the great discovery that Karana and Rontu make as they travel around the island in the canoe?

10. Summarize the method Karana uses to tame the two young birds, nesting in a tree above her house.

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