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Island of the Blue Dolphins Quiz

Scott O'Dell
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Quiz

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1)

What does Karana realize is happening while she is paddling the canoe? (from Chapter 10)

The extra paddle is missing
The kelp is too thick for a canoe
The sea otter may capsize the canoe
The canoe is leaking
2)

What do the men from the ship find when they come ashore? (from Chapter 28)

Karana's black stone necklace
Karana's fire and canoe
Rontu-Aru and the caged birds
Karana's headland home
3)

What is Karana using to make a fence? (from Chapter 12)

Whale bones
Stones
Kelp
Driftwood
4)

What is the reason for a fence at the new house? (from Chapter 11)

Keep out wild dogs.
Karana has always wanted a fence.
A windbreak during high wind storms
Deter the red foxes that steal
5)

Why is Karana leaving the raging battle of sea elephants? (from Chapter 13)

Both sea elephants are mortally wounded.
She has vision in only one eye.
Darkness has fallen.
Her elbow is swollen and throbbing.
6)

What is Rontu doing on days Karana works on the canoe? (from Chapter 16)

Watching Karana from the cliff
Chasing pelicans on the beach
Sleeping back at the house
Running with the dog pack
7)

What does Karana see as she gathers supplies to repair her canoe? (from Chapter 28)

Three blue dolphins jumping out of the water
A devil fish
The wild dogs circling her home
The sail of a ship
8)

What does Karana take with her when she leaves the island? (from Chapter 29)

The fishing spears, dried abalone, Rontu-Aru
Rontu-Aru, Mon-a-tee, and her caged birds
Rontu-Aru, her two caged birds and three baskets
The Aleut's black chest, Rontu-Aru, caged birds
9)

What does the name Rontu mean in English? (from Chapter 15)

Big Dog
Leader
Killer
Fox Eyes
10)

What is slowing the construction of the house? (from Chapter 12)

Constant need to hunt for food
Need to keep watch for ships
Scarcity of useful wood
Wild dogs
11)

As Karana looks down at the empty harbor, what is she thinking? (from Chapter 22)

She thinks that she finally has the island to herself again.
She feels good now that the sea otters will be safe.
She is happy that she can move back to the headland.
She thinks of Tutok and all the times they sat in the sun together.
12)

When Karana reaches the meadow, what does she see standing on the mound? (from Chapter 17)

Rontu
Hundreds of gulls
Aleuts
A pack of dogs
13)

What does the young male do that starts a fight? (from Chapter 13)

Eats the fish that belongs to the others
Moves toward the cows that belong to an old bull
Takes another's spot in the sunshine
Mates with an older cow
14)

What does Karana place in Rontu's grave? (from Chapter 25)

She buries him with sand flowers and his favorite stick.
She buries him with dried abalone, and wild berries.
She buries him with her black, stone necklace.
She buries him with his favorite bone.
15)

What are the things that make the first day of house building a good omen? (from Chapter 11)

There are supplies on hand.
Wild dogs have not been seen for days.
Ramo is very eager to work.
The pleasant smells of the tidal pools, the wild grasses, and the sand plants
16)

Who walks into Karana's camp as she is holding up the skirt she just made? (from Chapter 21)

An Aleut girl
The Aleut captain
A wild dog
An Aleut hunter
17)

Where does Karana bury Rontu? (from Chapter 25)

On the headland
In his old lair
On the beach
Atop the cliff
18)

What does Karana take after the incident before leaving the reef? (from Chapter 19)

Flesh cuttings from the beached blue dolphin
Scallops
Her spear point, spear and sinew line
Abalone
19)

What does Karana do after the first tidal wave strikes? (from Chapter 27)

She crawls into a cave in the side of the cliff.
She drags herself up the face of the cliff.
She runs in terror along the shore.
She climbs on of the few trees on the island.
20)

What does Karana put below the mark of her tribe using blue clay when she prepares to meet the men from the ship? (from Chapter 29)

She makes a mark which means she is unfriendly.
She makes the sign which means she is unmarried.
She puts on her black stone necklace.
She makes a mark that means not to look her in the face.
21)

What does Karana do for four nights prior to sleeping? (from Chapter 15)

Tosses stones at the vicious pack leader
Makes more sharp spearheads
Chases the wild dogs away
Goes to the flat rock to sleep in safety
22)

What does Karana see in the early morning light at the Aleut camp? (from Chapter 20)

A girl cooking on the beach
Her canoe afloat in the cove
A war party assembling on the beach
Fire on the kelp beds
23)

How does Karana know Spring has come? (from Chapter 17)

The kelp turns black as the devilfish spray.
The sea elephants return to the beaches.
The sky is full of small, black, darting birds.
The sun is warmer on the headlands.
24)

Why does Karana deny living in the cave when the Aleut girl asks her? (from Chapter 21)

Karana doesn't want the girl visiting.
Karana fears for her life.
Karana does not trust the girl.
Karana doesn't like the girl.
25)

What helps Karana decide between the two possible sites for a new house? (from Chapter 11)

The sea elephants
The view of Coral Cove
The wind direction
The availability of fresh water
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