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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the ship lands in Coral Cove, what does Karana think about?
(a) She thinks about how she can hide from the men.
(b) She thinks of her brother Ramo, Rontu, and Ulape.
(c) She thinks of her ancestors, happy times, and her unfinished canoe.
(d) She thinks about how she can chase the men away.

2. What does Karana see as she gathers supplies to repair her canoe?
(a) Three blue dolphins jumping out of the water
(b) A devil fish
(c) The sail of a ship
(d) The wild dogs circling her home

3. Why doesn't Karana bring Rontu with her to check out the Aleut camp?
(a) Karana doesn't want Rontu to get hurt.
(b) Rontu will slow her down.
(c) Rontu will bark at the Aleuts.
(d) The Aleut dogs will smell Rontu.

4. What do Karana and Tutok do when they finally meet?
(a) They trade words with each other, teaching their language.
(b) Tutok tries to take Rontu with her.
(c) Karana tells Tutok to stay away from her home.
(d) They argue over the black, stone necklace.

5. What does Karana do for four nights prior to sleeping?
(a) Tosses stones at the vicious pack leader
(b) Goes to the flat rock to sleep in safety
(c) Makes more sharp spearheads
(d) Chases the wild dogs away

6. What does Karana tell Tutok that proves she trusts the Aleut girl?
(a) Her secret name
(b) Where she stores her food and weapons
(c) Where her headland home is located
(d) Where Rontu sleeps

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

8. What does Karana do to pass the time in the cave while she and Rontu are hiding from the Aleuts?
(a) She sleeps and cries.
(b) She plays with Rontu.
(c) She makes extra weapons.
(d) She makes a skirt from cormorant feathers.

9. What is the weather like after the fierce storms of winter?
(a) The air is heavy; the sun is hot, and the sea is bright
(b) The air is misty; the sky is cloudy, and the sea is rough
(c) The air is dry; the land is cool, and the sea is dark
(d) The air is humid and windy, and the sea is cold

10. How is Karana able to keep the two birds close by as friends?
(a) Clips the wings
(b) Always kept caged
(c) Always kept in the cave
(d) Tethered by kelp string

11. How long does it take to make a canoe trip around The Island of the Blue Dolphins?
(a) One full day
(b) Two full days
(c) One week
(d) Cannot be done, parts of the surf are too strong

12. What is Karana making for Rontu?
(a) Foot pads for walking on the hot sand
(b) A neck wreath
(c) A mat for sleeping
(d) A larger food bowl

13. Where does Karana bury Rontu?
(a) On the headland
(b) Atop the cliff
(c) In his old lair
(d) On the beach

14. As Karana watches Rontu from a short distance, what is she seeing?
(a) The Aleuts beating one of their crew mates
(b) Storm-force winds killing hundreds of gulls
(c) Darkness closing fast
(d) A two-on-one dog fight to the death

15. Although this is a happy time for Karana, what does she think about?
(a) The Aleuts who might return
(b) Her brother, Ramo
(c) Her friend, Tutok and her sister, Ulape
(d) The wild dogs

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karana take after the incident before leaving the reef?

2. What does Karana see in Black Cave?

3. What does Karana do after the first tidal wave strikes?

4. What is Rontu doing on days Karana works on the canoe?

5. What does Karana do with the wounded sea otters that the Aleut hunters leave behind?

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