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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is one of the birds named Tainor?
(a) It is the name of an ancient tribal chief.
(b) It is the name of a small sailing ship.
(c) It is the name of a young man Karana liked.
(d) It is the name of the small dog Karana once owned.

2. What is Rontu doing on days Karana works on the canoe?
(a) Chasing pelicans on the beach
(b) Running with the dog pack
(c) Sleeping back at the house
(d) Watching Karana from the cliff

3. Why does Karana deny living in the cave when the Aleut girl asks her?
(a) Karana does not trust the girl.
(b) Karana fears for her life.
(c) Karana doesn't want the girl visiting.
(d) Karana doesn't like the girl.

4. Why does Karana not use her arrows to help Rontu in the meadow?
(a) She has lost all but two.
(b) The Aleuts are out of range.
(c) Rontu has the advantage, to disrupt would only mean another fight later.
(d) The gulls will swarm and kill her.

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

6. How long does it take to make a canoe trip around The Island of the Blue Dolphins?
(a) Two full days
(b) One week
(c) One full day
(d) Cannot be done, parts of the surf are too strong

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

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

9. What does Karana take after the incident before leaving the reef?
(a) Abalone
(b) Her spear point, spear and sinew line
(c) Flesh cuttings from the beached blue dolphin
(d) Scallops

10. What does Karana do before she climbs the ledge at the mouth of the cave?
(a) Checks her drinking water
(b) Lights a fire at the cave entrance
(c) Makes three more spears
(d) Makes three more arrows

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

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

13. Where do gulls make their nests?
(a) High in the tops of trees Leaves, grass, and vines
(b) On small islands
(c) High on cliffs, in hollow places in the rocks
(d) In the reeds by the shore

14. How long does the earthquake last?
(a) All night
(b) A few minutes
(c) All morning
(d) An hour

15. Which one of the Aleuts is Karana afraid will find her?
(a) One of the Aleut hunters
(b) The Aleut captain
(c) The Aleut dog
(d) The Aleut girl

Short Answer Questions

1. After the ship lands in Coral Cove, what does Karana think about?

2. What does Karana do after the first tidal wave strikes?

3. What does the name Rontu mean in English?

4. Why does Karana decide she needs a new canoe?

5. What does Karana see the gulls dropping on the rocks?

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