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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the things that make the first day of house building a good omen?
(a) The pleasant smells of the tidal pools, the wild grasses, and the sand plants
(b) Ramo is very eager to work.
(c) Wild dogs have not been seen for days.
(d) There are supplies on hand.

2. What is a sai-sai?
(a) A small fish
(b) Flavorful drink made from kelp
(c) A stormy sunset
(d) A bland gruel made from kelp

3. What is Karana's decision about her future?
(a) Decides to have many children to increase the Ghalas-at population
(b) To leave the village and live on a sheltered, flat rock
(c) To become the first woman leader of Ghalas-at
(d) She will be a spearhead-maker for the village

4. Why is Karana leaving the raging battle of sea elephants?
(a) Darkness has fallen.
(b) She has vision in only one eye.
(c) Both sea elephants are mortally wounded.
(d) Her elbow is swollen and throbbing.

5. What is it Karana makes after many tries?
(a) A net to catch a sea elephant
(b) A bow and some arrows
(c) A fishing spear
(d) A winter cloak from sea elephant hides

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that is now making Karana feel happy?

2. Who does Nanko think runs ahead of the group and boards the ship?

3. Why is a new house necessary?

4. Why is Karana constructing shelves in the rock face?

5. What is the first thing Karana does after returning from her failed mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the ship won't turn back toward the island so that Ramo can come on board?

2. After Karana finishes building her home, she decides it is time to kill the wild dogs on the island. What does she need to do the job?

3. What does Karana do after she discovers Roma's lifeless body?

4. When there were people in Ghalas-at, Karana would be up before sunrise and busy with many things. What does she do now that she is the only person on the island?

5. Describe the preparations the people of the village make in case the Aleuts return and they have to escape?

6. Why didn't Karana want to return to the Island of the Blue Dolphins after her canoe starts to leak?

7. How does Karana describe the Aleutian ship as it nears the island?

8. Summarize the description Karana gives of the Island of the Blue Dolphins?

9. Karana cannot sleep the night before she decides to hunt sea elephants. What does she think about as she lies awake during the night?

10. Why isn't the autumn and winter peaceful in Ghalas-at, even though there is plenty of food for everyone?

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