Island Features
This is the current name of the island of the blue dolphins.
This is what Karana used to make the fence for her house.
What are whale bones?
This is the people group that killed Karana's father.
What are the Aleuts?
Another name for the devilfish that Karana hunted.
What is an octopus?
This is what caused Rontu's death.
What is old age?
Even surfers wouldn't like to take on this massive wall of water that hit the island while Karana was living there.
What is a tsunami?
Karana's sister and brother.
Who are Ramo and Ulape?
This Aleut leader came to trade with Karana's father.
Who is Captain Orlov?
These animals swam beside Karana while she was canoeing home.
What are dolphins?
The girl who visits Karana later in the book.
Who is Tutok?
Named for the part of your body that contains your brain, this part of the island is a raised area that leads out to the sea.
What is the headland?
The Aleuts came to hunt otter for their furs, also called these.
What are pelts?
This is the name of the person who became chief after Karana's father was killed.
Who is Kimki?
Karana ate these sea animals often.
What are abolones?
When Karana missed the white men's ship the first time at the end of the book, it took this long for them to come back.
What is two years?
Karana mentioned that the shape of the island looked like this.
What is a dolphin?
Karana used this weapon to hunt the wild dogs. She also shot her future companion with it.
What is a bow and arrow?
Karana's father, the chief.
Who is (Chief) Chowig?
Karana prevented her birds from flying away by doing this.
What is clipping their wings?
Karana's tribe and family died during this event.
What is a shipwreck?
The island is two leagues long, or this many miles.
What is 6?
Karana was Karana's secret name. Her real name was this.
Who is Won-a-pa-lei?
This is the name of Karana's village.
What is Ghalas-at?
Karana needed to kill one of these for its teeth.
What is a sea elephant?
The last word of the novel.
What is "me."