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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a law in Ghalas-at?
(a) Women of the tribe cannot make weapons.
(b) All must participate in the yearly sea otter hunt.
(c) None are permitted to leave Ghalas-at after dark.
(d) Men of the tribe distribute the cooked food.

2. How do the Ghalas-at tribesmen prepare for the confrontation with Captain Orlov?
(a) They leave their place at the foot of the trail, moving forward, waiting, and watching Chief Chowig.
(b) They leave all weapons in the village when they go to see the ship set sail.
(c) They trust Captain Orlov will keep the agreement, so they carry no weapons.
(d) They carry only small knives as weapons.

3. Who is leaving alone in a skin canoe?
(a) Chief Chowig
(b) Ramo
(c) The Girl with the Long Black Hair
(d) Chief Kimki

4. Why did Ramo want to go back to Ghalas-at?
(a) Because Karana tells him to get valuable seal skins to sell later.
(b) To get his fishing spear
(c) Because Kimka tells him to get more fresh water for the voyage
(d) He is afraid.

5. How did the name, Island of the Blue Dolphins, possibly originate?
(a) From the reflective coloring of the dolphins at sunset
(b) From an ancient song of the Ghalas-at village
(c) From the earliest people to visit the island
(d) From the single dolphin once seen offshore

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it Karana makes after many tries?

2. Who is the reason someone jumps overboard?

3. What is the major topic of discussion about leaving Ghalas-at?

4. Who vainly packs earrings and blue clay into the luggage?

5. What is the only thing that makes Karana sad?

(see the answer key)

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