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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Rontu go on the day he dies?
2. As Karana watches Rontu from a short distance, what is she seeing?
3. Where does Karana bury Rontu?
4. What is Rontu looking at over the edge of the reef?
5. What does Karana do with the wounded sea otters that the Aleut hunters leave behind?
Short Essay Questions
1. Summarize the method Karana uses to tame the two young birds, nesting in a tree above her house.
2. What does Karana discover in Black Cave on the southern coast of the island that frightens her?
3. What method does Karana use to get the wild dogs out of their lair so she can kill them? How effective is it?
4. 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?
5. Karana survives the tidal waves and returns to the headland. What happens when Rontu-Aru greets her?
6. How does Karana catch the wild dog she believes to be Rontu's son?
7. How does Karana feel now that Tutok has gone away?
8. What does Karana see while she is out looking for supplies to fix her canoe, and what is her reaction?
9. Other than training the birds, how does Karana pass the time throughout the spring?
10. Karana makes several trips to her cave during the day to move all her belongings. On the final trip, she has a feeling someone has been there. What happens?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The story takes place on a remote island off the southern coast of California.
1) How does this setting affect Karana's situation and experiences?
2) How does living on the island affect the final resolution?
3) What does the setting symbolize in Karana's life?
Essay Topic 2
1) What is the message O'Dell is trying to convey in the novel?
2) Does he depict a realistic and relevant view of human nature through Karana's character?
3) Are the human qualities of the character too sentimental, cynical, or unwilling to change? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
1) Judging from Karana's action in the story, speculate what kind of person she is.
2) In a biographical sketch, discuss how Karana feels on the topics of friendship, nature, family, animals, and acceptance.
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