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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. Why does Chief Chowig advise the people not to visit the Aleut's camp?
(a) He tells them that the Aleuts have powerful, evil magic.
(b) He warns them that the Aleuts carry disease.
(c) He says that the Aleut's ways and language are not their ways
(d) He says that the Aleuts might kidnap women and children.

2. Why did Ramo want to go back to Ghalas-at?
(a) Because Karana tells him to get valuable seal skins to sell later.
(b) Because Kimka tells him to get more fresh water for the voyage
(c) He is afraid.
(d) To get his fishing spear

3. How did the name, Island of the Blue Dolphins, possibly originate?
(a) From the reflective coloring of the dolphins at sunset
(b) From an ancient song of the Ghalas-at village
(c) From the single dolphin once seen offshore
(d) From the earliest people to visit the island

4. Even the smallest stored canoe is too heavy to lift, so what is Karana's solution?
(a) Clear rocks and make a slippery kelp slide straight to the water
(b) Ask Ramo to help
(c) Shorten the length of the canoe
(d) Await a very high tide

5. What does Karana do in the cave?
(a) Makes it into a new home
(b) Fills the second opening with many stones
(c) Sharpens the weapons
(d) Waits for the storms to end

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the problem the tribe encountered when Captain Mitriff came to the village to hunt years before?

2. How do the villagers know the Aleut ship is preparing to leave?

3. Why is a new house necessary?

4. When the wild dogs are heard barking, who is being attacked?

5. What awaits Karana upon her return to the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ramo decides to go to where the canoes are hidden and bring one back to Coral Cove, so he and Karana can fish and look around the island. What happens when he goes on this mission?

2. 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?

3. How does Karana get sea elephant teeth for her spear points?

4. Overcome with fear that her brother will be abandoned on the island, what does Karana do? What is the outcome?

5. Describe what happens when Karana goes hunting sea elephants. Does she manage to kill one?

6. Karana leaves the island in one of the hidden canoes. She is forced to turn back to the island after the canoe starts to leak badly. On the way back, she has two good fortunes. Describe what these good fortunes are.

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

8. What events take place after Chief Chowig demands the rest of the chests be brought to shore before the otter pelts are loaded onto the ship?

9. Explain the image Karana uses to describe Roma's eyes.

10. When Karana goes to the spring to gather more water in her baskets, she seeks refuge from the wild dogs in a cave. She plans to turn the cave into another house. What does she do to the cave to make it habitable?

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