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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Karana see as she gathers supplies to repair her canoe?
(a) Three blue dolphins jumping out of the water
(b) The wild dogs circling her home
(c) A devil fish
(d) The sail of a ship

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

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

5. After the ship lands in Coral Cove, what does Karana think about?
(a) She thinks of her ancestors, happy times, and her unfinished canoe.
(b) She thinks of her brother Ramo, Rontu, and Ulape.
(c) She thinks about how she can hide from the men.
(d) She thinks about how she can chase the men away.

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

7. What does Karana think the world would be like without animals?
(a) A quieter place
(b) A less dangerous place
(c) A hungrier place
(d) An unhappy place

8. How does the island seem to Karana after Tutok leaves?
(a) More peaceful
(b) Back to normal
(c) Less dangerous
(d) Very quiet

9. How does Karana care for the young otter she finds caught in the kelp?
(a) She frees it from the kelp and puts it in the sea.
(b) She frees it from the kelp, puts it in a sheltered tide pool, and feeds it two fish.
(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.

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

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

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

13. What does Karana do when she sees Tutok turning away and leaving through the brush?
(a) Karana jumps to her feet, runs down the ravine, and calls Tutok's name.
(b) Karana throws a spear at Tutok.
(c) Karana smiles, glad that Tutok is leaving.
(d) Karana quietly hides in the bushes.

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

15. When Karana reaches the meadow, what does she see standing on the mound?
(a) A pack of dogs
(b) Aleuts
(c) Hundreds of gulls
(d) Rontu

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karana store in a place below the headland in case the Aleuts returned?

2. Why does Karana deny living in the cave when the Aleut girl asks her?

3. Why does Karana not use her arrows to help Rontu in the meadow?

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

5. What does Karana throw into the water when she sees the devilfish?

(see the answer keys)

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