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

2. 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 like the girl.
(d) Karana doesn't want the girl visiting.

3. What does Karana vow about killing animals the summer she renames Mon-a-nee?
(a) She vows to kill the rest of the wild dogs.
(b) She vows she will only kill animals for food.
(c) She vows to kill enough cormorants to make a beautiful feathered cape.
(d) She vows never to kill another animal for any reason.

4. Where is Karana going to spend the night after the reef incident?
(a) In a cave above the reef
(b) Her canoe
(c) In the ravine by the spring water
(d) Her house

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on the evening Karana returns to her headland home?

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

3. Why is one of the birds named Tainor?

4. Why doesn't Karana move to the other end of the island while the Aleuts are hunting?

5. Why doesn't Karana bring Rontu with her to check out the Aleut camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Karana do after she tracks the injured pack leader, finding him immobile on the ground?

2. What is the great discovery that Karana and Rontu make as they travel around the island in the canoe?

3. How do Karana and Tutok spend their time together?

4. What happens to Karena on the very hot day after the winter storms when she takes the canoe to paddle around the reef?

5. How does Karana feel now that Tutok has gone away?

6. What method does Karana use to get the wild dogs out of their lair so she can kill them? How effective is it?

7. Explain what happens when Rontu fights the two wild dogs on the sea cliff.

8. Where does Karana make a grave for Rontu and what does she place on it?

9. What happens after Karana spears the giant devilfish?

10. Karana survives the tidal waves and returns to the headland. What happens when Rontu-Aru greets her?

(see the answer keys)

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