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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karana do with the wounded sea otters that the Aleut hunters leave behind?
(a) She kills them and uses them for food.
(b) She tries to push them back into the water.
(c) She kills them with her spear, so they won't suffer.
(d) She leaves them to die on the shore.

2. Although this is a happy time for Karana, what does she think about?
(a) Her brother, Ramo
(b) The Aleuts who might return
(c) The wild dogs
(d) Her friend, Tutok and her sister, Ulape

3. What is Rontu looking at over the edge of the reef?
(a) A giant devilfish
(b) Sails on the far horizon
(c) Blue dolphins in the bay
(d) Scallops on the kelp

4. What is Karana gathering in the canoe and hanging out to dry?
(a) Shells
(b) Sweet red abalone
(c) Starfish
(d) Kelp

5. Where does Karana bury Rontu?
(a) In his old lair
(b) Atop the cliff
(c) On the headland
(d) On the beach

6. Where does Rontu go on the day he dies?
(a) He returns to the lair where he once lived with the wild dogs and lays in the back of the cave.
(b) He goes to the back of Karana's house and lies on her robes.
(c) He goes to the top of the cliff and looks out at the sea.
(d) He goes to the beach and lies on the sand, letting the water wash over him.

7. How is Karana able to keep the two birds close by as friends?
(a) Clips the wings
(b) Always kept caged
(c) Always kept in the cave
(d) Tethered by kelp string

8. How does Karana plan to use the rock ledge in the newly-discovered cave?
(a) Lie in ambush of the wild dogs
(b) Sleeping area
(c) Store and conceal the canoe
(d) Store food and water

9. How does Karana keep track of the time she has spent on the island?
(a) She sews one bead on her dress for each moon that has passed.
(b) She cuts a mark in a pole beside her door of all the moons that have passed.
(c) She draws a line on the wall of her house with charcoal for each moon that has passed.
(d) She puts one shell in a box for each moon that has passed.

10. Why can't Karana go out of home during the winter?
(a) She is too depressed to go out after Rontu's death.
(b) She is afraid to venture outside without Rontu.
(c) It is a winter of strong winds, rain, and wild seas.
(d) The wild dogs keep trying to attack her when she leaves the house.

11. How does Karana catch Rontu's son?
(a) She catches him with the toluache weed. which put him to sleep.
(b) She catches him with one of the snares she made.
(c) She catches him with xuchal, made from ground shells and wild tobacco.
(d) She catches him with a lure of abalone.

12. Why does Karana name the yellow, wild dog Rontu-Aru?
(a) The dog looks so much like his father.
(b) The name honors Rontu.
(c) The name means daughter of Rontu.
(d) The wild dog reminds her of Rontu.

13. What does Karana place in Rontu's grave?
(a) She buries him with dried abalone, and wild berries.
(b) She buries him with sand flowers and his favorite stick.
(c) She buries him with her black, stone necklace.
(d) She buries him with his favorite bone.

14. How does Karana care for the young otter she finds caught in the kelp?
(a) She frees it from the kelp, puts it in a sheltered tide pool, and feeds it two fish.
(b) She frees it from the kelp and puts it in the sea.
(c) She brings it to her home and feeds it two dried fish.
(d) She frees it from the kelp and leaves it on the beach.

15. What do Karana and Tutok do when they finally meet?
(a) Karana tells Tutok to stay away from her home.
(b) They argue over the black, stone necklace.
(c) They trade words with each other, teaching their language.
(d) Tutok tries to take Rontu with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Karana move to the other end of the island while the Aleuts are hunting?

2. Why does Karana make four snares during her time inside in the winter?

3. What does Karana do when she no longer hears the man from the ship calling to her?

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

5. Where do Karana and Rontu-Aru go during the earthquake?

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