Characters
Setting
Aleuts
Life on the Island
Alone
100
How did Ramo die?
What is he was killed by wild dogs?
100
Name 3 living things that can be found on the Island.
What is sea elephants, foxes, wild dogs, otter,....
100
Why had the Aleuts come to the Island?
What is to hunt otter?
100
Name a character trait that describes Karana and back up your answer with details from the text.
100
What does Karana vow to do after her brother is killed?
What is Kill all Wild Dogs
200
How old is Karana at the beginning of the book?
What is 12?
200
Why was Karana's home called "Island of the Blue Dolphins"?
What is it was shaped like a dolphin on its side.
200
Give 3 details to describe captain Orlov.
200
Who took over as Chief after Chowig was killed?
What is Kimki?
200
What caused Karana's canoe voyage to fail?
What is holes in the canoe?
300
What word does Karana use to describe Ulape and why?
What is Vain and she worries about marking her self as single and packing jewelry.
300
What are abalones?
What is shellfish that grew on the rocks of the shore.
300
What color were the sails on the Aleut Ship?
What is Red?
300
How did the Women's responsibilities on the Island change after the battle with the Aleuts?
What is they were given some of the men's responsibilities.
300
Why did Karana burn the village?
What is it held too many memories of people who had perished or gone.
400
Who is Karana's brother and how old was he?
What is Ramo and 6?
400
What are female sea elephants called?
What is cows?
400
Why were the people of Ghala-Stat suspicious of the Aluets?
What is A group had come before and did not pay for their otter.
400
Why were women not allowed to make weapons?
What is it was a man's job and a myth said that if women did, the weapons would break.
400
How did Karana's attitude toward the island change after her failed attempt of leaving it by canoe?
What is she accepted it as her home and started building a shelter. She gave up on leaving on her own.
500
What did Karana blame for her father's death?
What is he gave away his secret name?
500
Where does Karana start building a shelter?
What is on the headland by a fresh water spring?
500
What lead to the violent fight with the Aleut?
What is They tried to leave without paying for their otter?
500
Why did Kimki leave the Island?
What is to find another place for the people of Ghalstat to live because they would soon run out of water and the island was no longer safe.
500
What is the first thing Karana builds for her new home and why?
What is a fence to keep animals out?
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