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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Karana go to the cliff to watch and count the catch each day?
(a) Because her father forbids her
(b) Because the dolphin kill makes her angry
(c) Because she might get hit by an Aleut spear
(d) Because sea otters are her friends

2. Why does the night watchman sound the alarm in the village?
(a) He sees by the dawning light what he thinks is an Aleut ship.
(b) There are men and a cook fire on the beach.
(c) Wild dogs are ravaging the scarce food supply.
(d) Chief Kimka is paddling toward the Island of the Blue Dolphins.

3. Who greets the large Russian man after he says that he comes in peace?
(a) Won-a-pa-lei
(b) Roma
(c) Chief Chowig
(d) Ghalas-at

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

5. How does Karana describe her brother's eyes?
(a) His eyes miss little. They are large and black like a lizard and often look sleepy
(b) His eyes are as green as the sea with an intelligent look
(c) His eyes are bright blue like the dolphins and always wide open
(d) His eyes are as brown as the roots that grow on the island

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ramo want to go back to Ghalas-at?

2. Why have white men come to the Island of the Blue Dolphins?

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

4. Why does each person of Ghalas-at have two names?

5. Why did the Russians come to Coral Cove?

(see the answer key)

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