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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 happens on the evening Karana returns to her headland home?
2. How does Karana catch Rontu's son?
3. How long does it take to make a canoe trip around The Island of the Blue Dolphins?
4. Where does Karana bury Rontu?
5. Why does Karana deny living in the cave when the Aleut girl asks her?
Short Essay Questions
1. After two summers alone on the island, Karana sees the Aleut ship heading toward the island. How does she prepare for her move to the hidden cave she had set up in case the Aleuts returned?
2. How does Karana feel now that Tutok has gone away?
3. What does Karana discover in Black Cave on the southern coast of the island that frightens her?
4. Explain why Karana considers her yard a happy place?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. What happens after Karana spears the giant devilfish?
8. How does Karana catch the wild dog she believes to be Rontu's son?
9. Other than training the birds, how does Karana pass the time throughout the spring?
10. What happens to Karena on the very hot day after the winter storms when she takes the canoe to paddle around the reef?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Compare the theme of survival and maturity in Island of the Blue Dolphins to similar events in real life.
2) What insights does the story give to current day situations of an adolescent in today's world?
3) Why would teenagers today relate or not relate to this story?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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