Names
What does the name Rontu-Aru mean?
Rontu's Son
What does the man make Karana to wear on their voyage?
A floor length dress
Karana finds what baby animal wounded in the kelp beds?
A baby sea otter
Do Karana and the Aleut girl become friends?
Yes
Why does Karana rename the sea otter she nurses back to life?
She thought it was a boy, but then realizes it is a girl.
What does the name Mon-a-nee mean?
Little boy with large eyes
What does the Aleut girl make Karana and leave outside the cave?
A Necklace
How does Karana catch Rontu's pup?
The baby sea otter that Karana nurses back to life comes back two seasons later with how many babies?
Two
What animal did Karana catch in her snares, but then had to release because it kept stealing her food?
A fox
What does the name Won-a-nee?
Girl with large eyes
What does Karana make for the Aleut girl?
A circlet for her hair
How many years past from when the white man came onto the island and when Karana actually left with the men?
Two years
She has befriended them and does not want to kill their families, but rather sees them as companions.
Karana spends her time pursuing what hobby?
Crafting Jewelry
What is the name of the girl Karana meets on the island?
Tutok
What object does Karana use to keep track of the days and seasons?
A stick, that she etches out a cut in to keep time
What two natural disasters occur while Karana is on the island?
Earthquake & Tsunami
How does Karana feel when she misses the boat that visits the island?
What jewelry does Karana make to match the necklace the Aleut girl left her?
Earrings
Who was given the name Mon-a-nee?
Baby sea otter
What object was washed away in the giant waves that Karana needs to catch fish?
Her Canoe
What happens to Karana's fellow villagers who got aboard the first ship the white men brought?
They all died in a terrible storm on the ocean.
Who does Karana consider as her children?
The animals she trains- her dog, her birds, the sea otter family
Karana compares her children to who else's children?
She imagines her sister, Ulape, has many children.