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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who jumps overboard from the ship?
(a) Matasaip
(b) Ramo
(c) Nanko
(d) Karana

2. As Karana watches Rontu from a short distance, what is she seeing?
(a) The Aleuts beating one of their crew mates
(b) Storm-force winds killing hundreds of gulls
(c) A two-on-one dog fight to the death
(d) Darkness closing fast

3. Why don't Ulape and Karana throw rocks at the Aleuts from the cliff?
(a) They plan to tell the Aleuts to leave by sunrise.
(b) They like Captain Orlov and don't want to hurt him.
(c) They are afraid of hitting a man of the village.
(d) They want the Aleuts to stay on the island.

4. What is a reason Karana delays her shot at the sea elephant?
(a) Two bulls are rushing toward her.
(b) She does not know where to put the first arrow.
(c) The cows are obstructing her shot.
(d) The cows sound an alarm from the water.

5. How do the Aleuts act as they prepare to leave the island?
(a) They hate Captain Orlov and refuse to follow his directions.
(b) They empty one of the six chests.
(c) They do not carry weapons of any kind while on the beach.
(d) They are laughing as if they are happy to leave the island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who vainly packs earrings and blue clay into the luggage?

2. What is the law Karana's father tells her about?

3. What does the young male do that starts a fight?

4. When Karana reaches the meadow, what does she see standing on the mound?

5. As a storm rages for six days, what is Karana doing?

(see the answer key)

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