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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Karana doing in the Ghalas-at village?
(a) Burning down all the houses
(b) Building a storage area to protect the food supply
(c) Keeping a regular night watch with the villagers
(d) Preparing a house for when the villagers return home

2. Why does the number of men in the Ghalas-at tribe change suddenly?
(a) There is constant arguing and unrest among the villagers.
(b) Many are killed in battle.
(c) Many choose to leave the village with Chief Chowig.
(d) Many choose to leave the village and follow Captain Orlov.

3. What is Karana doing in the darkness of night?
(a) Preparing the canoe to flee from The Island of the Blue Dolphins
(b) Watching for movement on the beach
(c) Moving belongings from the house to the cave
(d) Making sharp spear points

4. Where does Rontu go on the day he dies?
(a) He returns to the lair where he once lived with the wild dogs and lays in the back of the cave.
(b) He goes to the back of Karana's house and lies on her robes.
(c) He goes to the beach and lies on the sand, letting the water wash over him.
(d) He goes to the top of the cliff and looks out at the sea.

5. Even the smallest stored canoe is too heavy to lift, so what is Karana's solution?
(a) Clear rocks and make a slippery kelp slide straight to the water
(b) Await a very high tide
(c) Shorten the length of the canoe
(d) Ask Ramo to help

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Karana move to the other end of the island while the Aleuts are hunting?

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

3. Why doesn't Karana bring Rontu with her to check out the Aleut camp?

4. Where does Chief Chowig dispatch several young men?

5. What does the name Rontu mean in English?

(see the answer key)

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