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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Karana bury Rontu?
2. What happens after the incident in the meadow?
3. How do sea otters teach their babies to swim?
4. What is Rontu rushing forward to attack?
5. What is Karana gathering in the canoe and hanging out to dry?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Karana do after the Aleut girl finds her and Rontu at the cave?
2. Other than training the birds, how does Karana pass the time throughout the spring?
3. In case the Aleuts returned to the island, Karana repairs the canoe for a fast escape. What alterations does she make to the canoe to make it more manageable for her size?
4. Summarize Karana's feelings toward the animals on the island
5. Karana survives the tidal waves and returns to the headland. What happens when Rontu-Aru greets her?
6. What happens to Karena on the very hot day after the winter storms when she takes the canoe to paddle around the reef?
7. How does Karana catch the wild dog she believes to be Rontu's son?
8. What does Karana see while she is out looking for supplies to fix her canoe, and what is her reaction?
9. What does Karana do after she tracks the injured pack leader, finding him immobile on the ground?
10. What does Karana lose in the damage of the tidal waves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Outline the important events of Karana's life on the island.
2) Describe how she comes to be stranded on the island.
3) Describe what her courses of action are to survive on the island.
4) Describe how she copes with loneliness.
5) Explain why and how she leaves the island.
Essay Topic 2
1) Compare the theme of survival and maturity in Island of the Blue Dolphins to similar events in real life.
2) What insights does the story give to current day situations of an adolescent in today's world?
3) Why would teenagers today relate or not relate to this story?
Essay Topic 3
1) Give three examples from the novel when Karana proves her selflessness and loyalty to a family member.
2) Summarize the events leading up to each example.
3) Analyze the consequences of each of Karana's selfless acts.
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