Chapter 21
At the beginning of the chapter, what or who was Karana was more afraid of?
"It was the girl I was afraid of."
How many loops did the necklace make around Karana's neck?
"The beads made not two loops but THREE."
What did Karana name the otter and what does it mean?
"The name was Mon-a-nee, which means Little Boy with Large Eyes."
What bird makes its nests high on the cliffs?
"GULLS make their nests high on the cliffs..."
How many fledglings hatched?
"...for she laid speckled eggs and, with some help from her mate, hatched two ugly fledglings which soon became beautiful."
What was left in front of Karana's cave?
"...I saw something in front of the cave, on the flat rock I used for a step. It was a necklace of black stones of a kind I had never seen."
What did Karana finally decide to do before Tutok leave?
"It was on this day, when she was leaving, that I told her my secret name."
Why did she kill the wounded otters that the hunters left behind?
"...I killed with my spear since they were suffering and could not live."
When Karana wondered about Ulape, who did Ulape marry?
"If they had, she was now married to Nanko and was the mother of many children."
How big were the two baby otters?
"They were about the size of puppies..."
What does "wintscha" mean?
"There was one word--wintscha--which sounded like a word that means pretty in our language."
Why was the island very quiet at the end of the chapter?
"But suddenly, as I thought of Tutok, the island seemed very quiet."
Where on the otter's body was the deep gash?"
"Then I saw there was a deep gash across its back."
In the spring, what was she gathering?
"Early that spring I started to gather abalones..."
How many days Karana couldn't catch fish for Mon-a-nee?
"It was three days before I could catch fish and when I went there again the pool was deserted."
Why was she afraid if she let Rontu out?
"I did not let him out except when I Was with him for fear he would go to the camp and not come back."
What was one activity that Tutok and Karana do together that made them laugh?
"...TRADING THE NAMES for them and laughing because they were so different."
Why didn't Karana try to heal the sea otter?
"I did not try to treat its wound with herbs because SALT WATER heals..."
What does Won-a-nee mean?
"It is Won-a-nee, which fits you because it means Girl with the Large Eyes."
How many baskets did she carry to the ravine in chapter 21?
"I carried FIVE baskets up the ravine and hid them near my house."
Which gender of the cormorants did Karana use for her skirt?
"All of them were from MALE cormorants whose feathers are thicker and those of females and much glossier."
How many nights did it take Karana to make the circlet?
"I worked five nights on the circlet and on the fifth day when she came I gave it to her..."
What was the only thing she was worried about?
"The only thing that worried me was that all the abalones I had gathered in the summer were gone."
Why does Karana think the Earth would be an unhappy place if there's no animals?
"...for animals and birds are like people, too, though they do not talk the same or do the same things."
What did Karana originally thought of making for Tutok?
"At first I thought I would give her a pair of my bone earrings..."