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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the night watchman sound the alarm in the village?
(a) He sees by the dawning light what he thinks is an Aleut ship.
(b) Wild dogs are ravaging the scarce food supply.
(c) There are men and a cook fire on the beach.
(d) Chief Kimka is paddling toward the Island of the Blue Dolphins.

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

3. 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

4. Who is the reason someone jumps overboard?
(a) Ramo
(b) Karana
(c) Nanko
(d) Matasaip

5. Why does the number of men in the Ghalas-at tribe change suddenly?
(a) Many are killed in battle.
(b) Many choose to leave the village with Chief Chowig.
(c) There is constant arguing and unrest among the villagers.
(d) Many choose to leave the village and follow Captain Orlov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ramo want to go back to Ghalas-at?

2. What was the problem the tribe encountered when Captain Mitriff came to the village to hunt years before?

3. Who does Nanko think runs ahead of the group and boards the ship?

4. Why is life in the village slowed and very quiet?

5. Why do the villagers need an escape plan?

(see the answer key)

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