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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. What does Karana place in Rontu's grave?

2. What does the pack leader do when he exits the cave?

3. What does Karana make for Tutok as a gift?

4. Why does Karana change Mon-a-nee's name?

5. What does Karana see in Black Cave?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Compare Rontu with his son, Rontu-Aru.

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

8. How do the gulls open the scallops shells to eat the meat inside?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Discuss how Karana grows as a character from the beginning of the novel to the end.

2) How do her attitudes change toward the wild dogs?

3) How do her feelings change toward the Aleuts?

4) How do her feelings toward life on the island differ from the beginning to the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze the structure of the novel. What is the central conflict?

2) Summarize the plot's climax and resolution.

3) Are the characterizations in the story realistic?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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