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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Karana decide she needs a new canoe?
(a) To paddle away from The Island of the Blue Dolphins
(b) The old canoe is too lightweight
(c) To flee if the Aleuts return
(d) To catch the faster devilfish

4. What does the otter's name, Mon-a-nee mean?
(a) Long Whiskers
(b) Glossy Nose
(c) Little Boy with Large Eyes
(d) Little Boy with Long Whiskers

5. When Karana reaches the meadow, what does she see standing on the mound?
(a) Rontu
(b) A pack of dogs
(c) Aleuts
(d) Hundreds of gulls

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rontu rushing forward to attack?

2. How do sea otters teach their babies to swim?

3. What happens after the incident in the meadow?

4. How does Karana catch Rontu's son?

5. What does Karana throw into the water when she sees the devilfish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Karana lose in the damage of the tidal waves?

2. Karana watches for Tutok from a brushy ledge the morning after finding the necklace. What does Karana do when Tutok arrives, then turns to leave when she sees that Karana has not taken the necklace?

3. Other than training the birds, how does Karana pass the time throughout the spring?

4. Where does Karana make a grave for Rontu and what does she place on it?

5. How do Karana and Tutok spend their time together?

6. What happens after Karana spears the giant devilfish?

7. What does Karana do after she tracks the injured pack leader, finding him immobile on the ground?

8. What happens to Karena on the very hot day after the winter storms when she takes the canoe to paddle around the reef?

9. What does Karana do when she finds Rontu lying in the back of the lair in which he once lived?

10. What does Karana see while she is out looking for supplies to fix her canoe, and what is her reaction?

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