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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the villagers fear?
(a) Return of the Aleuts
(b) Losing to wreckage the few remaining skin canoes
(c) The water springs flooding parts of the village.
(d) The raging sea storms from the south.

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

4. What is the first deal that Captain Orlov offers Chief Chowig with regard to the hunting catch?
(a) He offers only to leave the village alone if they let his men hunt.
(b) He offers trinkets brought from Russia to the chief.
(c) He offers one part of goods to be paid to the chief and two parts for the Captain's men.
(d) He offers one quarter of the catch to the chief.

5. What is it that is now making Karana feel happy?
(a) The canoe is repaired.
(b) The blue dolphins are swimming in Coral Cove.
(c) A new source of fresh water is found.
(d) The rocks, the kelp, the tides, the Island of the Blue Dolphins

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the decision of Chief Kimki?

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

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

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

5. Who greets the large Russian man after he says that he comes in peace?

(see the answer key)

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