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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the constant winds affect the land?
(a) They make movement about the island quite difficult.
(b) They prevent the construction of any permanent shelters.
(c) They bring dolphins closer in to the beach.
(d) They cause the hills to be polished smooth and the trees to be small and twisted

2. What is the sound the unknown birds are making that Karana likes?
(a) Screaming
(b) Cooing
(c) Reep reep
(d) Tweeting

3. What does the name Rontu mean in English?
(a) Killer
(b) Big Dog
(c) Leader
(d) Fox Eyes

4. Why is Karana searching the beach sand at Coral Cove?
(a) Gathering kelp to make body coverings
(b) Gathering stones for making spearheads
(c) Looking for the chest the Aleuts brought ashore
(d) Looking for live sea otter that wash ashore

5. What does Karana realize is happening while she is paddling the canoe?
(a) The sea otter may capsize the canoe
(b) The kelp is too thick for a canoe
(c) The extra paddle is missing
(d) The canoe is leaking

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does a white puff of smoke come from?

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

3. What is a law in Ghalas-at?

4. What injury does Karana incur as she trips to avoid the old bull on the slope?

5. Who does Nanko think runs ahead of the group and boards the ship?

(see the answer key)

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