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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karana need to hunt wild dogs?
(a) Several snares
(b) Poison sticks
(c) Decaying bird flesh
(d) Larger bow and sharper arrows

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

3. What are the things that make the first day of house building a good omen?
(a) Wild dogs have not been seen for days.
(b) There are supplies on hand.
(c) Ramo is very eager to work.
(d) The pleasant smells of the tidal pools, the wild grasses, and the sand plants

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

5. Why is life in the village slowed and very quiet?
(a) The food supply is quickly running down.
(b) The return of the hunters is days overdue.
(c) The water for the village is now polluted.
(d) The memory of those who are gone is a burden in the hearts of all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the beds of kelp close to the shore used for?

2. How do the villagers know the Aleut ship is preparing to leave?

3. How do the Ghalas-at tribesmen prepare for the confrontation with Captain Orlov?

4. What does Karana fear if she violates the laws of Ghalas-at?

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

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