Island of the Blue Dolphins Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Island of the Blue Dolphins Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Karana decide she needs a new canoe?

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

3. Where does Karana store the canoe for the winter?

4. What do the men from the ship find when they come ashore?

5. Why does Karana name the yellow, wild dog Rontu-Aru?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Karana do with the young, wounded otter she finds after the Aleutian ship departs?

2. Compare Rontu with his son, Rontu-Aru.

3. What does Karana discover in Black Cave on the southern coast of the island that frightens her?

4. Karana makes several trips to her cave during the day to move all her belongings. On the final trip, she has a feeling someone has been there. What happens?

5. After two summers alone on the island, Karana sees the Aleut ship heading toward the island. How does she prepare for her move to the hidden cave she had set up in case the Aleuts returned?

6. What is the great discovery that Karana and Rontu make as they travel around the island in the canoe?

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

8. How does Karana feel now that Tutok has gone away?

9. In case the Aleuts returned to the island, Karana repairs the canoe for a fast escape. What alterations does she make to the canoe to make it more manageable for her size?

10. Summarize the method Karana uses to tame the two young birds, nesting in a tree above her house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Imagine you are an historian reading the Island of the Blue Dolphins.

2) Would you see the story as historically accurate?

3) Use details from the story to support your answer.

4) What plot or setting descriptions would you change to make it more historically accurate?

Essay Topic 2

1) The Island of the Blue Dolphins is a fitting setting for the theme of courage and survival.

2) Describe the function of the island as a means of revealing this theme.

3) Cite at least three examples of how the setting intensifies Karana's journey of survival and courage.

Essay Topic 3

1) Compare the theme of survival and maturity in Island of the Blue Dolphins to similar events in real life.

2) What insights does the story give to current day situations of an adolescent in today's world?

3) Why would teenagers today relate or not relate to this story?

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