By Scott O'Dell
Chapter Study Guides .
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1. Who is telling the
story?
2. What is the name of village? (4)
3. Who is in charge of the island? (5)
4. Who is Captain Orlov, and what does he want? (6)
5. What change had to be made before the chief would accept Captain Orlov's offer? (7)
6. If you were in charge of the island, would you accept Captain Orlov's offer? Why? Why not?
Chapters 2 & 3
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1. Why did the chief
warn the villagers not to visit the Aleut camp?
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?
A) league (9)
b) cormorant (11)
c) school (12)
d) pelts (13)
c) carcasses (16)
Vocabulary
|
scatter |
spearhead |
bale |
echo |
warrior |
pursue |
weep |
council |
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shirk |
portion |
decree |
ample |
mischief |
burden |
voyage |
launch |
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1. What caused a
fight between the Aleuts of and the villagers?
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
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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
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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?
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
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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)
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Chapter 10
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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
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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)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.b)
c)
d)
a)3. What did Karana use to build a fence?b)
c)
4. Why did she build the fence before she built the house?
5. Describe the two (2) utensils that Karana made for cooking.
a)6. What are sai-sai? What did Karana use them for?b)
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 & 14
Vocabulary|
slope |
thrust |
bellow |
gash |
swallow |
lobe |
opposite |
venture |
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rival |
stun |
waddle |
flank |
herbs |
surround |
stalk |
.
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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?
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 15
Vocabulary|
bold |
trail |
limp |
mend |
dawn |
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carcass |
gnaw |
wound |
swallow |
yawn |
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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?
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a)
b)
6. What did Karana decide to name the dog, and what does this name mean?
Chapters 16 & 17
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1. Why did Karana
want to make her canoe smaller?
2. List five (5) steps to tell how she did this.
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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
4. How are the fish in the sea cave different from those on the reef?
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a)
b)
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.
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a)
b)
c)
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?
Chapters 18 & 19
Vocabulary|
cluster |
globe |
quarrelsome |
pouch |
sandals |
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twine |
wreath |
singe |
mourning |
faggot |
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prey |
scallops |
urchins |
injure |
flailing |
.
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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 friends
4. What did Karana use to make her clothes?
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a) skirt
b) belt
c) sandals
d) for her hair
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?
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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?
Vocabulary .
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loop |
peer (v) |
gesture |
farewell |
bore (v) |
bale |
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deserted |
harbor |
squint |
gash |
glossy |
reproachfully |
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1. Who is Tutok, and
what game did Karana play with her?
2. What do you think these phrases mean?
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a) "Mah-nay"
b) "Pah-say-no"
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.
Vocabulary
| speckled | fledgling | teetering | hobble | hollow | pebbles |
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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?
Vocabulary
| notched | bait (v) | shield(v) | terror | crest | vanquished |
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1. What are snares,
and why did Karana make them?
2. Karana made a mixture called "xuchal."
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a) What is is made
of?
b) How did it help her to capture the dog she wanted?
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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)
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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?
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a)
b)
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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