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

2. What is Rontu looking at over the edge of the reef?
(a) Scallops on the kelp
(b) Sails on the far horizon
(c) A giant devilfish
(d) Blue dolphins in the bay

3. How does Karana know Spring has come?
(a) The kelp turns black as the devilfish spray.
(b) The sea elephants return to the beaches.
(c) The sky is full of small, black, darting birds.
(d) The sun is warmer on the headlands.

4. Where does Karana bury Rontu?
(a) Atop the cliff
(b) On the headland
(c) In his old lair
(d) On the beach

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karana do on sunny days after the Aleuts leave?

2. Who walks into Karana's camp as she is holding up the skirt she just made?

3. What does Karana take after the incident before leaving the reef?

4. What does Karana make with yucca twine?

5. How do sea otters teach their babies to swim?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Karana worried about when she takes her new spear to go and hunt devilfish?

4. What does Karana see while she is out looking for supplies to fix her canoe, and what is her reaction?

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

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

7. Karana watches for Tutok from a brushy ledge the morning after finding the necklace. What does Karana do when Tutok arrives, then turns to leave when she sees that Karana has not taken the necklace?

8. In case the Aleuts returned to the island, Karana repairs the canoe for a fast escape. What alterations does she make to the canoe to make it more manageable for her size?

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

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

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