Chapter 1-8
The Aluets come to the island because...
They want to hunt sea otter
In Chapter 9, before Karana leaves the village of Ghalas-at, she did what?
She burns down all the houses.
In Chapter 17, what does Rontu do when he leaves Karana's house?
He fights the wild dogs.
Chapter 25
According to the people of the island, what did Chief CHowig do that caused him back luck?
He told Captain Orlov his secret name which loses magical and spiritual power.
Every day of the summer, Karana looks toward the sea at Coral Cove. What does she HOPE to see there?
The white men's ship.
What sea creature does Karana attempt to spear in Chapter 19?
The devilfish.
What two natural disasters happened in chapter 27?
Earthquake and tsunami
What deadly danger befalls Ramo in Chapter 8?
The pack of wild dogs.
What is the name of the big gray dog and its meaning?
Rontu means Fox Eyes
Karana is most afraid that ____ will discover her on the island?
The Aleut girl
Karana named a new dog Rontu-Aru. What does his name mean?
Son of Rontu
Why does the new chief, Kimki, leave the island at the end of Chapter 5?
To make a place for the new people in a new country.
In Chapter 13, Karana is determined to kill a bull sea elephant. Why does she want to do this?
She wants to gather its tusklike teeth to make spear points. She plan to sharpen it to kill the pack of dangerous wild dogs on the island.
What gift does the Aleut girl leave for Karana at the opening of the cave?
A necklace of black stones.
Who told Karana about the ship that sunk in a great storm?
Father Gonzales
Explain what happened to Karana and Ramo as the ship is leaving?
In Chapter 10, Karana attempts to leave the island in a canoe. Why did she return?
Karana return, because there are cracks in the canoe and its planks, are weak. Karana realizes that it would be dangerous to continue on.
Karana knows that the newcomers to the island are Aleuts because:
The sails of their ship are red.
How many baskets did Karana point, making a gesture of taking them with her to the ship?
To this I nodded and myself pointed to the three baskets I had placed by the fire.