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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After fishing, as Karana climbs the cliff what does she hear?
(a) Nothing, an eerie complete silence
(b) The Aleuts down on the beach
(c) Thousands of gulls passing overhead
(d) Dogs fighting

2. What does Karana do on sunny days after the Aleuts leave?
(a) She stays in the house because the sun is so bright.
(b) She goes to the hidden cave where it is cool.
(c) She wears her cormorant dress and necklace and goes for walks with Rontu along the cliff.
(d) She goes swimming to cool off.

3. As Karana looks down at the empty harbor, what is she thinking?
(a) She thinks of Tutok and all the times they sat in the sun together.
(b) She feels good now that the sea otters will be safe.
(c) She is happy that she can move back to the headland.
(d) She thinks that she finally has the island to herself again.

4. What does Rontu do when Karana asks him to bark at the sea gulls?
(a) He walks over to her, lies down at her feet, and dies.
(b) He looks up and barks for her a final time.
(c) He jumps up like he used to do, and barks.
(d) He gets up and barks feebly.

5. What is a stronger feeling to Karana than the happy times on the island?
(a) The wish to stay where her brother and father are buried
(b) The wish to keep the sea otters safe from the men on the ship
(c) The wish to remain with Rontu-Aru and her animal friends
(d) A wish to be with people, hearing their voices and laughter

6. 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) The far end of the island has no springs or places to hide the canoe.
(c) Karana is afraid of spirits at the far end of the island.
(d) It is too far for Karana to travel.

7. Who is in the ship sailing to the island from the north?
(a) Pirates
(b) Unfriendly natives from a different island
(c) The white men
(d) The Aleuts

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

9. Where did the large dog leader of the pack come from?
(a) The far side of the Island of the Blue Dolphins
(b) The Aleut ship
(c) A small ravine
(d) Floated in on the surf one day after a storm

10. What is Karana doing in the darkness of night?
(a) Moving belongings from the house to the cave
(b) Preparing the canoe to flee from The Island of the Blue Dolphins
(c) Watching for movement on the beach
(d) Making sharp spear points

11. Why does Karana decide she needs a new canoe?
(a) The old canoe is too lightweight
(b) To paddle away from The Island of the Blue Dolphins
(c) To catch the faster devilfish
(d) To flee if the Aleuts return

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

13. 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

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

15. 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 and uses them for food.
(d) She kills them with her spear, so they won't suffer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Karana able to keep the two birds close by as friends?

2. Why does Karana change Mon-a-nee's name?

3. What is Karana gathering in the canoe and hanging out to dry?

4. Where is Karana going to spend the night after the reef incident?

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

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