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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the shape of the island resemble when a person stands on a rise in the middle?
(a) A roughly-drawn rectangle
(b) An imperfectly-drawn circle
(c) A dolphin lying on its side
(d) Two separate pieces, linked by a reef

2. What does Karana compare the Aleut ship to as it comes nearer to the island?
(a) A red whale
(b) A very large canoe
(c) A gull with folded wings
(d) A dolphin skimming the surface of the sea

3. How does Karana describe her brother's eyes?
(a) His eyes miss little. They are large and black like a lizard and often look sleepy
(b) His eyes are bright blue like the dolphins and always wide open
(c) His eyes are as green as the sea with an intelligent look
(d) His eyes are as brown as the roots that grow on the island

4. What does Karana do in the cave?
(a) Waits for the storms to end
(b) Sharpens the weapons
(c) Fills the second opening with many stones
(d) Makes it into a new home

5. Why is Karana constructing shelves in the rock face?
(a) To keep food away from gray mice
(b) Storage of drinking water
(c) Safekeeping of the valuables from the wooden trunk
(d) Storage of spear points

6. How do the constant winds affect the land?
(a) They make movement about the island quite difficult.
(b) They bring dolphins closer in to the beach.
(c) They cause the hills to be polished smooth and the trees to be small and twisted
(d) They prevent the construction of any permanent shelters.

7. Why do Captain Orlov and his Aleut hunters camp on the high ground of the island?
(a) To be able to look at all parts of the island's coast for sea otters
(b) To keep a lookout on the sea for any enemy ships
(c) Because the beach is small and almost floods when the tide comes in
(d) To get a better view of the village and any uprisings from the tribe

8. What do the crew members of the ship do after it lands in Coral Cove?
(a) They offer strange foods to the village people.
(b) They bring gifts and trinkets to the people of the village.
(c) Six men row to shore and one of them jumps out shouting.
(d) They attack the Ghalas-at village.

9. What is the captain's name from the Aleutian ship?
(a) Captain Ghalas
(b) Captain Aleut
(c) Captain Orlov
(d) Captain Mitriff

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

11. How do the villagers know the Aleut ship is preparing to leave?
(a) The Aleuts who normally spend the day sharpening spears, stop doing that.
(b) The Aleuts party late into the nights and start work much later in the mornings.
(c) The hunters argue more with each other.
(d) The dolphins have depleted the fish supply.

12. What does the young male do that starts a fight?
(a) Takes another's spot in the sunshine
(b) Mates with an older cow
(c) Eats the fish that belongs to the others
(d) Moves toward the cows that belong to an old bull

13. What is Captain Orlov's reaction to Chief Chowig's refusal of one chest as payment?
(a) He tells Chief Chowig there are more chests on the ship just like the one on the sand.
(b) He sets sail while the sun is still high.
(c) He has the six chests brought to the beach after the ship is fully loaded.
(d) He instructs his men not to use knives and spears.

14. Why does Ramo get up in the darkness and leave Ghalas-at alone?
(a) To hunt the wild dogs
(b) He is angry with Karana
(c) To get a canoe hidden in Coral Cove
(d) To surprise Karana by preparing the morning meal fit for a new chief

15. What is Karana using to make a fence?
(a) Driftwood
(b) Stones
(c) Kelp
(d) Whale bones

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't Ulape and Karana throw rocks at the Aleuts from the cliff?

2. Why does Karana need to leave the shelter after five days?

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

4. What is a sai-sai?

5. What is Karana able to get from the sea elephant carcass?

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