Chapter 9
What did Karana do in the beginning of the chapter after the fog vanished?
Karana burned down the entire village.
When did Karana decide to go to the country that lay toward the east?
During the days of the storm, when she had given up hope of seeing the ship.
What animal made Karana decide to build her home in a specific spot?
The sea elephants.
What part of animal's body did she used to make a fence?
The ribs.
What did Karana compare herself with when she wore the beads and bracelets?
She felt like the bride of a chief.
What Ghalas-at law forbade women to do?
Making of weapons.
According to Karana, how many people can fit on the smallest canoe?
It could carry six people.
Who were considered "clever thieves"?
Small red foxes on the island.
How many wild dogs did she shot when they were gnawing at the fence?
She shot two of them.
What was her SECOND good fortune when turning back to the island?
Dolphins appeared and swam next to her.
How many days/nights it took Karana to decide to make a weapon?
Two days and three nights.
What was her FIRST fortune when turning back to the island?
The leak did not grow worse.
Why was the first place she chose to build a home was not a good idea?
The place was near the wild dogs' lair.
What are the names of the lamps made of dried bodies of little fish?
Sai-sai.
What weapons took more time for Karana to make?
The bow and arrows took more time.
The fog crept in and out of the empty huts. What did the shapes remind Karana of ?
All the people who were dead and those who were gone.
What did Karana mistake a whale for at the beginning of the chapter?
A ship.
What was the first thing she built for her house?
A fence.
Name the two gods in the legend among Karana's tribe?
Tumaiyowit and Mukat
Name one of the bad omens Karana thought of when she decided to make weapons?
1. Would the four winds blow in from the four directions of the world and smother me as I made the weapons?
2. Would the Earth tremble and bury me beneath its falling rocks?
3. Would the weapons break in my hands at the moment when my life was in danger?