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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. How does Karana plan to use the rock ledge in the newly-discovered cave?

2. How does the island seem to Karana after Tutok leaves?

3. Where did the large dog leader of the pack come from?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Karana lose in the damage of the tidal waves?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Summarize how O'Dell uses local color and imagery to describe the island.

2) Cite examples of plants, animals, and sea life described in the novel.

3) Does the imagery O'Dell uses depict a clear and accurate picture of the island?

4) Use examples from the story to justify the answer.

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze Karana's decision to leave the island with the white missionary at the end of the novel.

2) What other alternatives does she have?

3) Write an epilogue summarizing the result of her decision.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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