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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chief Chowig tell the two Aleuts who ask for bass?
(a) That the villagers ate all the bass the night before
(b) He has to think of his own people and refuses to share the bass
(c) That the bass are spoiled and not edible
(d) That there is plentiful bass near the beach in the early spring

2. How did the name, Island of the Blue Dolphins, possibly originate?
(a) From the earliest people to visit the island
(b) From the single dolphin once seen offshore
(c) From the reflective coloring of the dolphins at sunset
(d) From an ancient song of the Ghalas-at village

3. Which utensil Karana is making?
(a) A wooden spoon
(b) A stone cooking pan
(c) A kelp screen for a strainer
(d) Tongs for cooking on the open fire

4. Spring time on The Island of the Blue Dolphins brought lots of these?
(a) Gray mice
(b) Dolphins
(c) Sea elephants
(d) Flowers

5. Without chores to be done in early summer, what do Karana and Rontu do?
(a) Swim in Coral Cove
(b) Lay on the sunny beach
(c) Take walks to Tall Rock
(d) Go on canoe trips

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karana do to pass the time during the winter that the Aleuts are on the island?

2. What does Karana do on sunny days after the Aleuts leave?

3. Who is leaving alone in a skin canoe?

4. What does Karana do to pass the time in the cave while she and Rontu are hiding from the Aleuts?

5. How do the Aleuts act as they prepare to leave the island?

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