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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the villagers think about as they keep watch of the Aleut hunt from the cliffs?
(a) How much the catch means in beads and other things
(b) How much their lives have improved since the Aleuts came
(c) How exciting it will be when the Aleuts bring the women and children to settle here
(d) The dolphins off shore near the ship

2. What happens after the incident in the meadow?
(a) Rontu disappears for one week.
(b) The Aleuts board their ship and sail away.
(c) Gulls are never again seen on the Island of the Blue Dolphins.
(d) Wild dogs never return to the headlands.

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

4. How do the sea otters affect humans?
(a) They are valuable to the Aleuts because of their thick, beautiful pelts.
(b) They are valuable to the Aleuts as a source for lamp oil.
(c) They are a nuisance to successful fishing close to shore.
(d) They are valuable as a food source.

5. Who jumps overboard from the ship?
(a) Matasaip
(b) Nanko
(c) Ramo
(d) Karana

Short Answer Questions

1. What is swimming ahead of the canoe?

2. How does Karana care for the young otter she finds caught in the kelp?

3. Why is Karana constructing shelves in the rock face?

4. What is the law Karana's father tells her about?

5. What does Karana vow about killing animals the summer she renames Mon-a-nee?

(see the answer key)

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