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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Karana know Spring has come?
(a) The sun is warmer on the headlands.
(b) The sea elephants return to the beaches.
(c) The sky is full of small, black, darting birds.
(d) The kelp turns black as the devilfish spray.

2. Where is Karana going to spend the night after the reef incident?
(a) Her house
(b) In the ravine by the spring water
(c) In a cave above the reef
(d) Her canoe

3. What does Karana see in Black Cave?
(a) Skeleton of a sea elephant
(b) A seated human skeleton
(c) Skeletons of wild dogs
(d) Skeletons of sea otters

4. What does Karana throw into the water when she sees the devilfish?
(a) A spear
(b) Small devilfish
(c) Dead scallops
(d) Dead starfish

5. Why does Karana attempt to catch a devilfish?
(a) The flesh is white, tender, and very sweet.
(b) These are too dangerous to humans swimming close to the beach.
(c) There are many uses for the tough skin
(d) They eat huge quantities of the fish she needs for food.

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

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

8. What does Karana find when she goes to the tide pool to see Mon-a-nee after three days?
(a) Mon-a-nee is weak with hunger.
(b) The tide pool is dried up and Mon-a-tee is sick.
(c) Mon-a-nee is dead.
(d) The tide pool is deserted and Mon-a-nee is gone.

9. What does Karana vow about killing animals the summer she renames Mon-a-nee?
(a) She vows to kill the rest of the wild dogs.
(b) She vows to kill enough cormorants to make a beautiful feathered cape.
(c) She vows never to kill another animal for any reason.
(d) She vows she will only kill animals for food.

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

11. What did Tainor and Lurai build their nest out of in the spring?
(a) Seaweed, roots, and grass
(b) Dry seaweed, leaves, and hairs from Rontu's back
(c) Wild grass, kelp, and thin vines
(d) Leaves, grass, and vines

12. What is the weather like after the fierce storms of winter?
(a) The air is humid and windy, and the sea is cold
(b) The air is dry; the land is cool, and the sea is dark
(c) The air is misty; the sky is cloudy, and the sea is rough
(d) The air is heavy; the sun is hot, and the sea is bright

13. Why doesn't Karana move to the other end of the island while the Aleuts are hunting?
(a) Karana is too sick to move from her home.
(b) It is too far for Karana to travel.
(c) The far end of the island has no springs or places to hide the canoe.
(d) Karana is afraid of spirits at the far end of the island.

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

15. What does the big gray dog do when Karana finds him at the rocks after 2 days?
(a) Tries to run off to the brush
(b) Howls in pain
(c) Charges at Karana
(d) Lays motionless

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rontu do when Karana asks him to bark at the sea gulls?

2. What do Karana and Tutok do when they finally meet?

3. Why can't Karana go out of home during the winter?

4. What does Karana do when she sees Tutok turning away and leaving through the brush?

5. What is the biggest loss Karana suffers in the earthquake?

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