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ISLAND of the BLUE DOLPHINS

By Scott O'Dell

Chapter Study Guides .Chapter 1• 1. Who is telling the story?

• 2. What is the name of village?

• 3. Who is in charge of the island?

• 4. Who is Captain Orlov, and what does he want?

• 5. What change had to be made before the chief would accept Captain Orlov's offer?

• 6. If you were in charge of the island, would you accept Captain Orlov's offer? Why?


Why not?

Chapters 2 & 3• 1. Why did the chief warn the villagers not to visit the Aleut

camp? (10)

• 2. What good fortune came to the villagers? (12)

• 3. Why did Wana-a-pa-lei become angry when she saw hunters with spears? (16)

• 4. Why was everyone concerned when they knew the Aleuts would soon leave the island? (17)

• 5. Find these words in Chapter 2 and write the sentence that contains the word. What do you think these words mean? (write their definitions on the back)

• a) league (9) b) cormorant (11) c) school (12)

• d) pelts (13) c) carcasses (16)


Chapters 4 & 5 Vocabulary

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shirk portion decree ample mischief

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• 1. What caused a fight between the Aleuts of and the villagers?

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• 2. What happened to Chief Chowig?

• 3. What did Karana (Wan-a-pa-lei) say was the reason for this? (24)

• 4. What are abolones? (26) tunas? (27)

• 5. Why was life not so peaceful at Ghalas-at after the Aleuts went away? (27)

• 6. What did Kimki decide to do in the spring?

• Chapters 6 & 7


• 1. Who is Kimki, and what happened to him?

• 2. Who is Matasaip?

• 3. Create a storyboard to show what the villagers planned to do if the Aleuts came back to the island.

• 4. Nanko spotted a ship, but it was not the Aleuts. Who was in this ship, and why had they come to the island?

• 5. Why do you think Ulape drew a blue mark on her face?

• 6. Why did Karana jump off of the ship into the water?7. What do you think will happen next?

Chapter 8


• 1. Why did Ramo not want the ship to come back for them?

• 2. Describe the "rites of manhood."

• 3. Why was Karana afraid when Ramo went alone to get the canoes?

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• 4. Why did she decide not to go after him?

• 5. What happened to Ramo?

• 6. What did Karana vow to do?

• 7. Create an open mind to show how Karana felt when she found her brother in the circle.

Chapter 9• 1. Why do you think Karana set her village on

fire?


• 2. Why did Karana sleep on a high rock?

• 3. What was she looking for when she found the chest of jewels?

• 4. Why do you think she threw the jewels away instead of keeping them?

• 5. It was against the law of the tribe for women to make weapons. What did she think might happen to her if she made weapons? (List four [4] things)

◦ a)◦ b)◦ c)◦ d)

Chapter 10• 1. Why did Karana decide to leave the island?


• 2. What did she use as a guide to find her way to the East country where Kimki had gone? (Name three [3] things.)

• 3. Why did she decide to turn back to the island?

• 4. What good fortune did she have that helped her to get back home?

• 5. What is "Magat" ?

• 6. How did Karana feel when she finally reached the island?

Chapters 11 & 12• 1. Karana left the island because she could

not bear to live there alone another day; yet when she returned she felt happy. List


four things that made Karana feel happy.a)b)c)d)2. Karana had to build a house since she had burned all the houses in the village. Give three reasons why she decided to build her house on the headlands.a)b)c)

3. What did Karana use to build a fence?

4. Why did she build the fence before she built the house?

5. Describe the two (2) utensils that Karana made for cooking.


a)b)

6. What are sai-sai? What did Karana use them for?

7. Why did she want to kill a sea elephant?

8. Read over the description of Karana's new house and fence carefully; then draw a picture to show what it looks like based upon the description in the book.

Chapters 13 & 14Vocabulary

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• 1. Read the description of the female sea elephant (cow) and the male sea elephant (bull). Then compare/contrast the two in a Venn Diagram. Show how they are alike and how they are different,

• 2. Why was Karana unable to kill the young sea elephant?3. How did she hurt her leg?

• 4. What happened when Karana went to the ravine for water?

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• 5. Why did she spend six (6) days in the cave?• 6. Why did she decide to make the cave

another house?

• 7. What did Karana find when she returned to the place where the sea elephants lived?


Chapter 15Vocabulary

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carcass gnaw wound swallow

. • 1. Where had the yellow-eyed dog come

from?

• 2. How did karana get the dogs to come out of the cave?

• 3.What happened when the leader came out?

• 4. What did she do when she found the wounded dog?

• 5. What did Karana do when she left the house at dawn, and what did she find when she returned each day?


◦ a)

◦ b)

• 6. What did Karana decide to name the dog, and what does this name mean?

Chapters 16 & 17• 1. Why did Karana want to make her canoe

smaller?

• 2. List five (5) steps to tell how she did this. ◦ a)◦ b)


◦ c)◦ d)◦ e)

• 3. What kept Karana from being lonely?• 4. How are the fish in the sea cave different

from those on the reef?

◦ a)◦ b)• 5. What do you think is the reason for these

differences?• 6. Why did Karana think that finding the sea

cave was a great discovery?• 7. Read the description of the devil fish, and

draw a picture to match the description.• 8. Nature has given all animals a natural

defense. How does the devil fish protect itself from attackers?

• 9. Name three other familiar animals and describe the natural defense of each.

◦ a)


◦ b)◦ c)• 10. Describe the spear that Karana made in

order to kill the devil fish.• 11. Nature always gives us signs to let us

know when the seasons change. What signs of nature let Karana know when spring began?

• 12. Make an open mind to show Karana's thoughts about Rontu.

• 13. What happened when Rontu encountered the other wild dogs?

• 14. Karana could have killed the attackers, but she decided not to help Rontu. Why?

• 15. What did Rontu do after the battle was over? What do you think that action means?



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prey scallops urchins

. • 1. Where did Karana get the birds that

became her friends?• 2. Why did she cut the tips of their wings?• 3. What names did she give to her two new


friends4. What did Karana use to make her clothes?

◦ a) skirt b) belt c) sandals d) for her hair• 5. How does the devil fish swim?• 6. How did Rontu get caught by the devilfish?• 7. Why are devilfish dangerous in the water?• 8. How did Karana save Rontu from the

devilfish?

Chapters 20 & 21

• 1. Karana created an illusion in order to keep the gulls away from her food. Explain how she did this and how it worked.

• 2. What are cormorants? Why did Karana kill them?

• 3. What did Karana discover in the cave that made her afraid?

• 4. Why did she move everything from her house to the cave at the ravine?


• 5. Karana wanted to make it look as if no one have lived in her house for a long time. Why do you think she did this?

• 6. Why did Karana leave Rontu in the cave at night?

• 7. How did she occupy herself while hiding out in the cave?

• 8. Create a storyboard to show what happened when the Aleut girl came to the cave where Karana lived.

• 9. Why did karana leave the cave and go to the the west part of the island?

• 10. What did Karana find when she returned to the cave?


• 11. What do you think will happen next?

Chapters 22 & 23Vocabulary .

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• 1. Who is Tutok, and what game did Karana play with her?2. What do you think these phrases mean?

◦ a) "Mah-nay"b) "Pah-say-no"

• 3. Why do you think Karana revealed her secret name to Tutok?


• 4. What gift did Karana make for Tutok?

• 5. Why did Tutok leave and not return?

• 6. What did Karana find after the Aleut hunters had left the island?

• 7. Why did she not try to treat its wounds?

• 8. What name did she give to the otter, and what does the name mean?

• 9. Why did the otter leave the pool where Karana had cared for it?

• 10. Make an Open Mind to show how Karana thought of Tutok and the end of this chapter.



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• 1. Who are Tainor and Lurai, and why did Rontu hide from them?

• 2. Who made up Karana's new family?• 3. Why did Karana change the otter's name to

"Won-a-nee"?• 4. What made her decide never to kill another

animal?• 5. Why did the herd of otter leave Coral Cove

in the summertime?• 6. How did Karana keep account of the days

and years that she lived on the island alone?

• 7. Rontu went off and did not return. Where did Karana find him and in what condition?



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• 1. What are snares, and why did Karana make them?2. Karana made a mixture called "xuchal."

◦ a) What is is made of?b) How did it help her to capture the dog she wanted?

• 3. What did she name her new dog, and what does this name mean?

• 4. How did Karana shield her eyes from the hot sun?

• 5. What happened when she went to sleep under her canoe?

• 6. How did Karana escape the tidal wave?• 7. What happened as she was coming back

from the spring?


Chapters 28 & 29 (+ Author's Note)

• 1. What did Karana lose from the great waves?

• 2. Where did she get wood to build a new canoe?

• 3. What did she see when she went to gather seaweed?

• 4. Create and Open Mind to shoe Karana's thoughts and feelings as she was deciding whether or not to hide.

• 5. Was she rescued? - Why?• 6. How long was it before the ship returned?• 7. Karana painted marks on her nose. What

did they indicate?

◦ a)◦ b) • 8. The man in the Gray robe wore an

ornament around his neck. Who was his man, and what do you think this ornament was?


• 9. What had happened to the ship that had taken her people away from the island many years ago?

• 10. How long had Karana lived on the island alone?

• 11. Karana is now known in history as _________________________.

• 12. The Island of the Blue Dolphins is also known as "La Isla de San Nicolas." It is part of what group of islands?

• 13. Where is the Island located? (Identify its longitude and latitude.)

• 14. How is the island now being used?• 15. Write a letter to Karana, and tell her how

you feel about her.

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EXAM

1. Who comes to the island of the blue dolphins to hunt otter?(A) A Californian fur cartel(B) Settlers from Virginia hoping to open new trade routes with Karana's tribe(C) A Russian and a people known as the Aleuts(D) Hunters from Alaska

2. What is Karana's brother's name?(A) Rontu(B) Ramo(C) Chowig(D) Won-a-pa-lei

3. What happens when the Aleuts try to leave the island?(A) They get into a fight with Karana's people(B) They pay for the otter they have killed and make plans to return next year(C) They throw a party for the people of Ghalas-at to thank them for being so hospitable(D) They attack Karana's village in the night and kill many of her friends

4. Why do the people of Ghalas-at believe Chowig died?(A) Because he ate poisonous mushrooms(B) Because he swam too far away from the shore(C) Because he told his secret name to a stanger

5. Where does Kiki go in the spring after the Aleuts leave Ghalas-at?(A) To a land across the sea to the east(B) To attack the Aleuts(C) To find a new chief for the village

6. What does Ulape put on her face before she leaves the island/


(A) The mark of her tribe(B) Lipstick to attract a boy she likes(C) A salve to protect her from sunburn(D) A mark that means she is unmarried

7. Where does Ramo go when everyone is on their way to the ship(A) Back to the village to get his spear(B) Ahead to the beach so he can be the first on the ship(C) To the spring to get water(D) Back to the spring to get his knife

8. Why does Karana end up back on the island?(A) She falls of the ship and washes ashore(B) The ship leaves her behind (they forget to take her with them)(C) She jumps off the ship to go back for her brother(D) She jumps off the ship to go back for her fishing spear

9. Who is in the village when Karana and her brother get back there after being left behind by the ship?(A) Chowig(B) Foxes(C) Matasaip(D) The wild dogs

10. What happens to Karana's brother when he goes out to get a canoe?(A) He gets lost on his way home and Karana has to go out and find him(B) He is killed by the wild dogs(C) He finds a new spring(D) He meets an Aleut girl

11. Why does Karana hesitate to make weapons?(A) Because the laws of her people forbid women to make weapons(B) Because she is afraid she will hurt herself(C) Because there are no straight trees on the island(D) Because she should be gathering food for the winter instead

12. Why does Karana decide to leave Ghalas-at?(A) Because she is out of water


(B) Because she knows the white men will not come soon because it is winter(C) Because she knows the white men will not come for her in the summer(D) Because she wants to try out her new canoe

13. What does Karana see during her trip on the ocean that helps her get home?(A) The stars(B) Otters(C) The sun(D) Dolphins

14. Out of what does Karana make the fence around her house?(A) Wooden poles(B) Whale bones(C) Sea elephant tusks(D) Planks from old canoes

15. Where does Karana build her house?(A) Near her old village(B) On the headland(C) Near the wild dogs' cave(D) On the beach

16. Why does Karana go to hunt sea elephants?(A) She wants to make their teeth into spearheads(B) She needs their skin to make clothes(C) She has to kill them before they kill her(D) She wants to try out her new bow

17. What happens when Karana goes to hunt the sea elephants?(A) She accidentally kills two of them(B) She kills one with her bow and arrows(C) She runs away ad loses her spear(D) Two of the sea elephants get into a fight, and Karana hurts herself avoiding them

18. What does Karana make a special spear to catch?


(A) Bass(B) Foxes(C) Wild dogs(D) Devilfish

19. Who is Tainor?(A) An Aleut girl who comes to Ghalas-at(B) An otter Karana nurses back to health(C) A bird(D) A boy who left the island with the rest of Karana's people

20. What does Karana find in Black Cave?(A) A place to store her canoe(B) A skeleton playing a flute(C) A skirt of Cormorant feathers(D) A pack of wild dogs

21. What does Karana tell Tutok before she leaves?(A) Her secret name(B) Where to find the otters(C) How much she liked having a friend(D) The way to make a cormorant skirt

22. Who is Rontu-Aru?(A) A brown dog that Karana befriends after Rontu dies(B) An otter that Karana called Mon-a-nee before she realized it was a girl otter(C) Ronu's son, who Karana makes into a pet

23. According to Karana, what sound is like the human voice?(A) The lapping of waves on the inside of a cave(B) The screeching of gulls(C) Nothing in the world(D) The sounds Rontu makes when her wants part of Karana's meal

24. The protagonist in the story is…?

(A) Ramo(B) Chowig


(C) Capt. Orlov(D)Karana

25. What would be the best theme of this story?

(A) Keep hating your enemies(B) Respect for life(C) Give up when all hope is lost(D) It is easy to survive on your own

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