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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the villagers calmed after the alarm?
(a) A huge warship bypasses the Island of the Blue Dolphins.
(b) The wild dogs are finally driven off.
(c) The young warrior chief Kimka does not come onto the island.
(d) The ship has white sails rather than the red of the Aleuts.

2. Where does a white puff of smoke come from?
(a) A fire the villagers make on the cliffs
(b) Cannon fire by the Aleut ship
(c) Burning the hollow log
(d) An Aleut bonfire on the beach

3. What does Karana see in the cave?
(a) Markings of a huge fire long ago
(b) Stone cuts of animals carved on the walls
(c) Weapons from long ago
(d) Bones of previous inhabitants

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

5. As a storm rages for six days, what is Karana doing?
(a) Visiting others in Ghalas-at
(b) Killing three wild dogs
(c) Nothing
(d) Making almost 100 spearheads

6. What does Karana fear if she violates the laws of Ghalas-at?
(a) A wind storm, an earthquake, or tidal wave will destroy the village
(b) She and her family will have to leave the village
(c) She alone will have to leave the village
(d) She will be flogged in the center of the village

7. How do the villagers know the Aleut ship is preparing to leave?
(a) The hunters argue more with each other.
(b) The Aleuts party late into the nights and start work much later in the mornings.
(c) The Aleuts who normally spend the day sharpening spears, stop doing that.
(d) The dolphins have depleted the fish supply.

8. What was the problem the tribe encountered when Captain Mitriff came to the village to hunt years before?
(a) He and his men did all the hunting and did not give the tribe any of the catch.
(b) He had the men of the village do all the hunting from one moon to the next without stopping.
(c) He beat the men of the village, forcing them to wait on him and all the crew members.
(d) He enslaved the villagers and forced them to hunt for a year's time.

9. Why did Ramo want to go back to Ghalas-at?
(a) Because Karana tells him to get valuable seal skins to sell later.
(b) He is afraid.
(c) Because Kimka tells him to get more fresh water for the voyage
(d) To get his fishing spear

10. Why are the male sea elephants sitting separate from each other?
(a) To encourage the female to mate
(b) To protect the herd community from every direction
(c) They need plenty of space to sleep in the sunshine
(d) They are bad-tempered, jealous, and quick to fight.

11. How do the Ghalas-at tribesmen prepare for the confrontation with Captain Orlov?
(a) They leave all weapons in the village when they go to see the ship set sail.
(b) They carry only small knives as weapons.
(c) They trust Captain Orlov will keep the agreement, so they carry no weapons.
(d) They leave their place at the foot of the trail, moving forward, waiting, and watching Chief Chowig.

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

13. What does the young male do that starts a fight?
(a) Moves toward the cows that belong to an old bull
(b) Takes another's spot in the sunshine
(c) Eats the fish that belongs to the others
(d) Mates with an older cow

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

15. What is Karana's decision about her future?
(a) Decides to have many children to increase the Ghalas-at population
(b) She will be a spearhead-maker for the village
(c) To leave the village and live on a sheltered, flat rock
(d) To become the first woman leader of Ghalas-at

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karana find in Ghalas-at when she returns?

2. Why do Captain Orlov and his Aleut hunters camp on the high ground of the island?

3. What is the reason Karana believes her father is defeated by Captain Orlov.

4. What is Karana using to make a fence?

5. What does Karana realize is happening while she is paddling the canoe?

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