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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who vainly packs earrings and blue clay into the luggage?
(a) The Girl with the Long Black Hair
(b) Matasaip
(c) Ulape
(d) Karana

2. Why are the male sea elephants sitting separate from each other?
(a) They need plenty of space to sleep in the sunshine
(b) To protect the herd community from every direction
(c) They are bad-tempered, jealous, and quick to fight.
(d) To encourage the female to mate

3. Where does a white puff of smoke come from?
(a) Cannon fire by the Aleut ship
(b) A fire the villagers make on the cliffs
(c) Burning the hollow log
(d) An Aleut bonfire on the beach

4. What is Karana able to get from the sea elephant carcass?
(a) Whiskers
(b) Strong hide
(c) Teeth
(d) Cooking oil

5. Why have white men come to the Island of the Blue Dolphins?
(a) To catch the plentiful fish
(b) To take the villagers away from Ghalas-at
(c) To repair the ship
(d) To construct better skin canoes for the villagers

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karana do before she climbs the ledge at the mouth of the cave?

2. What does Karana find in Ghalas-at when she returns?

3. Who jumps overboard from the ship?

4. Who is leaving alone in a skin canoe?

5. What does Karana do for four nights prior to sleeping?

(see the answer key)

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