Story Events
Why did Kimki leave the island?
He was looking for a new place for them to live.
The main character of the story.
Who is Karana?
Why did the Aleuts come to the Island of the Blue Dolphins?
What is to hunt otter.
What ended the agreement between Captain Orlov and the people of Ghalas-at?
Captain Orloff and the Aleuts tried to leave without paying for the otter pelts. They killed Chief Chowtag.
What did Karana decide to make even though tribal law said women must never do that work?
What is make weapons. Why?
What kills Ramo in the story?
What is the wild dogs?
He did not get on the White men's boat.
Who is Ramo?
Red Sails.
What is the color of the Aleuts sails.
True or False. Karana was sad by the slaughter of thousand of sea otter.
What is true.
What is a lair?
What is an animals home.
How did Karana get Rontu-Aru.
What is drugged all the dog in the spring and carried him back to her home.
He is six years old.
Who is Ramo?
True or False. An Aleut girl wandered into Karana's cave and stole her spear.
What is false.
What was the good fortune that game to Ghalas-at soon after the Aleuts arrived?
Fourteen 'silver bass' fish were found washed up on the rocks.
Where did Karana die?
What is at a mission in Santa Barbara, California.
Why did the 'White Men's' ship come to the island.
Kimki had sent them to bring the Ghalas-at to their new home.
This animal lives in the seas around the island.
What is dolphin?
Did the Aleuts ever come back to the Island of the Blue Dolphins?
What is yes.
What happened first? Karana masted the art of making weapons or Rontu died.
What is Karana masted the art of making weapons.
True or false. Tutok stayed on the island with her friend Karana when the Aleuts left.
What is false.
Did the Aleuts ever come back to the Island of the Blue Dolphins?
What is yes.
The people think he died because he told his real name.
Who is chief Chowtag?
What did Aleuts give in the chest for payment?
What are jewels, necklaces, and earrings.
How did Chief Tanyositlopai die?
What is by a pack of wild dogs.
"Sometimes the noises seemed angry and at times like people laughing." (O'Dell, 63) is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is a simile and personification?