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

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

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

4. What does Karana see in the early morning light at the Aleut camp?
(a) A girl cooking on the beach
(b) Her canoe afloat in the cove
(c) A war party assembling on the beach
(d) Fire on the kelp beds

5. 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 misty; the sky is cloudy, and the sea is rough
(c) The air is heavy; the sun is hot, and the sea is bright
(d) The air is dry; the land is cool, and the sea is dark

Short Answer Questions

1. As Karana looks down at the empty harbor, what is she thinking?

2. What is making the loud, thunderous noise on the hot day when Karana paddles her canoe around the reef?

3. What is Rontu rushing forward to attack?

4. What does Karana do to pass the time in the cave while she and Rontu are hiding from the Aleuts?

5. What does Karana tell Tutok that proves she trusts the Aleut girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Karana catch the wild dog she believes to be Rontu's son?

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

3. Summarize the method Karana uses to tame the two young birds, nesting in a tree above her house.

4. Other than training the birds, how does Karana pass the time throughout the spring?

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

6. What does Karana do after the Aleut girl finds her and Rontu at the cave?

7. Explain why Karana considers her yard a happy place?

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

9. What does Karana discover in Black Cave on the southern coast of the island that frightens her?

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

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