Introduction
Main Directory
This is a great book for 4th grade. It is a classic read. Here are some questions to answer while you are reading the book.
Chapter 1
1. What color is the ship? _________________________________________________
2. What color are the ship’s sails? ________________________________________
3. What do you think “Aleut” means? ____________________________________
4. What was the name of the harbor? ____________________________________
5. What is the girl’s brother’s name? (A)_________________________________
6. What was the name of the village? ____________________________________
7. How old was A? _______________________________________
8. How old was the girl? ___________________________
Chapter 2
Contribution from A
1. What are the Aleuts tents made of? ____________________________________
2. How old is Ulape? _______________________________
3. What does Captain Orlov do when he crawls out of his tent? _____________________________________________________________________________
4. What does Ulape wear? ______________________________________
5. Why is it bad to fish in Spring? _____________________________________________________________________________
6. What was in the basket that Ulape dropped? __________________________
7. What did the Aleuts ask for? _____________________________________________
8. What did the village women cook for dinner? __________________________
9. What did the men do around the fire with the women? ______________________________________________________________________
Chapter 3
1. Why didn’t Karana care for the beads that the Aleuts promised in exchange for otter skins? _____________________________________________________
2. Do you think the Aleuts were going to leave without paying? _____________
Chapter 4
1. When did the Aleuts leave? ________________________________________
2. What did Captain Orlov give Karana’s father at first? ____________________
3. Why wasn’t Karana’s father pleased with the offer? _______________________________________________________________
4. What was the agreement they had with Captain Orlov, according to Karana’s dad? _______________________________________________________________
5. What happened to Karana’s father, as he didn’t let the Aleuts load their ship? _______________________________________________________________
6. Did Captain Orlov pay what he promised? _____________________________
Chapter 5
1. How many men were in the tribe before the conflict with the Aleuts? ________
2. How many men survived the conflict with the Aleuts? _________
3. To what island did some of the tribesmen want to go? ____________________
4. What did the Council decide? _______________________________________
5. What was the name of the new chief the Council elected? __________________
6. The new chief gave Karana and Ulape what task? _________________________
7. Why did the few men who survived didn’t like the women hunting? __________________________________________________________________
8. Do you think the new chief will return to the island? ______________________
Chapter 6
1. What do you think one moon means? ______________________________
2. What was the name of the new chief after Kimki left? _________________
3. What did the new chief decide for the village to do if the Aleuts returned? ____________________________________
4. If the Aleuts returned, to which island were they going to flee to? _____________________________________
5. Who sent the ship? ____________________________
6. Where was the tribe going on this ship? _____________________________
Chapter 7
1. The chief said they would return for her brother, so why didn’t she leave the island with them? (2 pts) _______________________________________________________
Chapter 8
1. How did her brother die? __________________________________________
2. Where was he going when he died? __________________________________
3. How did she try to get revenge on the things that killed her brother? _______________________________________________________________
Chapter 9
Contribution from Kenneth
1. Where did Karana make fire after the fog vanished? ____________________________________________________________________________
2. When Karana went west of Coral Cave, what did she see? ____________________________________________________________________________
3. What did Karana do all morning? _____________________________________________________________________________
4. Did the ship return for Karana? ________________________________________
5. Who did Karana see after making weapons? _____________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 10
Contribution from C
1. Which is the best season on the island? ______________________________________
2. On what day had the storm ended? ________________________________________
3. Who was killed by the Aleuts? _________________________________
4. When Karana left the shore, which way was the sun facing? Circle: North, East, South, or West
5. On the boat, the spaces between the planks were filled with what? _________________________________________________________
6. What was the red star called? ___________________________________________
Chapter 11
Contribution from I
1. Who found a canoe? _______________________________________________________
2. Who could not live without a roof? _______________________________________
3. Who often weighs as much as a 30 men? ________________________________
4. Who was far out? _____________________________________
5. Why didn’t Karana want to go to Ghalas-at? ____________________________
Chapter 12
Contribution from J
1. Where did she want to keep her things to protect them? (A)_________________________________________
2. Why did she build the A? __________________________________________________
3. Which 2 gods use to rule the world? _______________________________________
4. What is the knife made out of? __________________________________________
5. Did she stab the leader? _____________________________________________
Chapter 13
Contribution from Amy
1. When Karana was awake, where did she go? __________________________
2. What did the animals do when Karana reached the cliff? _____________________________________________________________________________
3. What did the babies do? __________________________________________
4. Did Karana’s arrow hit the head or the shoulders? ____________________
5. Describe the fight between the two bulls? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. At what time of the day were the two bulls fighting? Circle: Morning, Daytime, Night Time
Chapter 14
1. What happened to Karana’s leg? ______________________________________
2. On the third day, what happened? _________________________________________________________________
3. What happened on the fifth day? _________________________________________________________________
4. What did Karana take with her to eat? __________________________________
5. What did Karana see? _______________________________________________
6. Where did Karana crawl to? __________________________________________
7. Was Karana ready to kill the wild dogs? Circle: Yes or No
Chapter 15
8. Where do the wild dogs live? _______________________________________
9. What did the Aleuts do to the men of the island? _______________________________________________________________
10. In your perspective, do you think the Aleuts and the dogs will be a team? _____________________________________________________________
11. How many dogs did Karana kill? _________________________
Chapter 16
12. What did Karana do that season? __________________________________
13. Why does Karana think the canoe she built is ugly? ______________________________________________________________
14. What does Naip mean? __________________________________________
15. What do you think the canoe is for? ___________________________________
16. Describe the walls of Karana’s hut. _________________________________________________________________
Chapter 17
17. What did Karana make herself? _______________________________________
18. How many sea elephant teeth were left? _________________________________
19. Tell the steps of how she made the dress. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
20. Describe the dress. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
21. On the first day of spring, what did Karana do? __________________________________________________________________
22. What did Karana do when she reached the top of the cliff? ________________________________________________________________
23. What did Karana see around the spring season? ________________________________________________________________
Chapter 18
24. What were the sand dunes covered with? _______________________________
25. What did Karana eat? __________________________________________
26. What did Karana do with the eggs from the bird’s nest? ____________________________________________________________
27. How many birds were in the cage? _________________________________
28. What did Karana named the birds? ________________________________
29. What happened to the men at Coral Cove? ____________________________
Chapter 19
30. What did Karana see in this chapter? _________________________________
31. What was leaping beyond the kelp beds? ______________________________
32. What fell on a reef like rain? _______________________________________
Chapter 20
33. What is a tall rock? ______________________________________________
34. Describe the cave. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
35. What was Karana’s mission in the whole story? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
36. Did anyone get hurt? ________________________________________________
37. Do you think Karana will die at the end of the story? Circle: Yes or No
Chapter 21
38. What kept the abalones fresh? _______________________________________
39. Is Rontu a good friend? Circle: Yes or No
40. Did Karana see the Aleuts? ________________________________________
41. Are Karana and Rontu alone on the island? _____________________________
42. What did Karana make? __________________________________________
43. Who is Tutko? ________________________________________
44. Do you think Rontu and Tutko will be friends? Circle: Yes or No
Chapter 22
45. Did she take the necklace? _________________________________________
46. What does wintsha mean? __________________________________
47. What year do you think this takes place? ______________________________
48. Whose black eyes opened? _______________________________
Chapter 23
49. Who left the otter behind? ____________________________________
50. What are sea otters? ____________________________________
51. Is Ghalas-at a real place? ________________________________
52. When would she wear the dress? __________________________
Chapter 24
53. What had a broken leg? ______________________________________
54. What snatched a fish from her hand? _____________________________
55. How do baby otters learn to swim? ______________________________________________________________
56. Do baby sea otters now how to swim when they are first born? Yes or No
Chapter 25
By EC
57. Did the Aleuts return? Yes or No
58. Who died in this chapter? _________________________________________
59. Early every spring Karana gathered what? ___________________________
60. Where did the herd of otters stay until the first storms of winter? ________________________________________________________________
61. During what season did Rontu die? ___________________________________
62. What happened when Karana put her hand on Rontu’s chest? ___________________________________________________________________
63. Where did Karana bury Rontu? ____________________________________
Chapter 26, contribution by EC
1. Who did Karana see running with one of the packs of wild dogs? ____________________________________________________________________________
2. What did Karana catch instead of a dog? _____________________________
3. What was the toluache used for? ____________________________________
4. Did Karana catch a wild dog? Circle: Yes or No
5. What did Karana name the dog? __________________________________
Chapter 27, contribution by AL
6. What was the last thing that caught her gaze? _____________________________________
7. What did she see? _______________________________________________________
8. What was the shore like? ______________________________________________
9. Why was she afraid to leave the cliff? ___________________________________
10. What did she hear? _________________________________________________________
Chapter 28, contribution by AL
11. What did the earthquake damage? ____________________________________________
12. How long does it take to repair the canoes? __________________________
13. What did she do to keep the fire burning? _________________________________________________________________________________
14. What did she take with her to Coral Cove? _____________________________________________________________________________________
15. What did the ship do when Karana waved at them? _________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 29, contribution by AL
16. What did Karana do like her sister? ___________________________________________
17. What made Karana want to laugh? _____________________________________________
18. Where did the man point to? _______________________________________________
19. What were the things the man liked that belonged to Karana? _______________________________________________________________________
20. What did the man make for Karana? ___________________________
21. Why didn’t Karana like it? ________________________________________________
22. Who left on the ship with Karana? _______________________________________
Main Directory
This is a great book for 4th grade. It is a classic read. Here are some questions to answer while you are reading the book.
Chapter 1
1. What color is the ship? _________________________________________________
2. What color are the ship’s sails? ________________________________________
3. What do you think “Aleut” means? ____________________________________
4. What was the name of the harbor? ____________________________________
5. What is the girl’s brother’s name? (A)_________________________________
6. What was the name of the village? ____________________________________
7. How old was A? _______________________________________
8. How old was the girl? ___________________________
Chapter 2
Contribution from A
1. What are the Aleuts tents made of? ____________________________________
2. How old is Ulape? _______________________________
3. What does Captain Orlov do when he crawls out of his tent? _____________________________________________________________________________
4. What does Ulape wear? ______________________________________
5. Why is it bad to fish in Spring? _____________________________________________________________________________
6. What was in the basket that Ulape dropped? __________________________
7. What did the Aleuts ask for? _____________________________________________
8. What did the village women cook for dinner? __________________________
9. What did the men do around the fire with the women? ______________________________________________________________________
Chapter 3
1. Why didn’t Karana care for the beads that the Aleuts promised in exchange for otter skins? _____________________________________________________
2. Do you think the Aleuts were going to leave without paying? _____________
Chapter 4
1. When did the Aleuts leave? ________________________________________
2. What did Captain Orlov give Karana’s father at first? ____________________
3. Why wasn’t Karana’s father pleased with the offer? _______________________________________________________________
4. What was the agreement they had with Captain Orlov, according to Karana’s dad? _______________________________________________________________
5. What happened to Karana’s father, as he didn’t let the Aleuts load their ship? _______________________________________________________________
6. Did Captain Orlov pay what he promised? _____________________________
Chapter 5
1. How many men were in the tribe before the conflict with the Aleuts? ________
2. How many men survived the conflict with the Aleuts? _________
3. To what island did some of the tribesmen want to go? ____________________
4. What did the Council decide? _______________________________________
5. What was the name of the new chief the Council elected? __________________
6. The new chief gave Karana and Ulape what task? _________________________
7. Why did the few men who survived didn’t like the women hunting? __________________________________________________________________
8. Do you think the new chief will return to the island? ______________________
Chapter 6
1. What do you think one moon means? ______________________________
2. What was the name of the new chief after Kimki left? _________________
3. What did the new chief decide for the village to do if the Aleuts returned? ____________________________________
4. If the Aleuts returned, to which island were they going to flee to? _____________________________________
5. Who sent the ship? ____________________________
6. Where was the tribe going on this ship? _____________________________
Chapter 7
1. The chief said they would return for her brother, so why didn’t she leave the island with them? (2 pts) _______________________________________________________
Chapter 8
1. How did her brother die? __________________________________________
2. Where was he going when he died? __________________________________
3. How did she try to get revenge on the things that killed her brother? _______________________________________________________________
Chapter 9
Contribution from Kenneth
1. Where did Karana make fire after the fog vanished? ____________________________________________________________________________
2. When Karana went west of Coral Cave, what did she see? ____________________________________________________________________________
3. What did Karana do all morning? _____________________________________________________________________________
4. Did the ship return for Karana? ________________________________________
5. Who did Karana see after making weapons? _____________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 10
Contribution from C
1. Which is the best season on the island? ______________________________________
2. On what day had the storm ended? ________________________________________
3. Who was killed by the Aleuts? _________________________________
4. When Karana left the shore, which way was the sun facing? Circle: North, East, South, or West
5. On the boat, the spaces between the planks were filled with what? _________________________________________________________
6. What was the red star called? ___________________________________________
Chapter 11
Contribution from I
1. Who found a canoe? _______________________________________________________
2. Who could not live without a roof? _______________________________________
3. Who often weighs as much as a 30 men? ________________________________
4. Who was far out? _____________________________________
5. Why didn’t Karana want to go to Ghalas-at? ____________________________
Chapter 12
Contribution from J
1. Where did she want to keep her things to protect them? (A)_________________________________________
2. Why did she build the A? __________________________________________________
3. Which 2 gods use to rule the world? _______________________________________
4. What is the knife made out of? __________________________________________
5. Did she stab the leader? _____________________________________________
Chapter 13
Contribution from Amy
1. When Karana was awake, where did she go? __________________________
2. What did the animals do when Karana reached the cliff? _____________________________________________________________________________
3. What did the babies do? __________________________________________
4. Did Karana’s arrow hit the head or the shoulders? ____________________
5. Describe the fight between the two bulls? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. At what time of the day were the two bulls fighting? Circle: Morning, Daytime, Night Time
Chapter 14
1. What happened to Karana’s leg? ______________________________________
2. On the third day, what happened? _________________________________________________________________
3. What happened on the fifth day? _________________________________________________________________
4. What did Karana take with her to eat? __________________________________
5. What did Karana see? _______________________________________________
6. Where did Karana crawl to? __________________________________________
7. Was Karana ready to kill the wild dogs? Circle: Yes or No
Chapter 15
8. Where do the wild dogs live? _______________________________________
9. What did the Aleuts do to the men of the island? _______________________________________________________________
10. In your perspective, do you think the Aleuts and the dogs will be a team? _____________________________________________________________
11. How many dogs did Karana kill? _________________________
Chapter 16
12. What did Karana do that season? __________________________________
13. Why does Karana think the canoe she built is ugly? ______________________________________________________________
14. What does Naip mean? __________________________________________
15. What do you think the canoe is for? ___________________________________
16. Describe the walls of Karana’s hut. _________________________________________________________________
Chapter 17
17. What did Karana make herself? _______________________________________
18. How many sea elephant teeth were left? _________________________________
19. Tell the steps of how she made the dress. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
20. Describe the dress. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
21. On the first day of spring, what did Karana do? __________________________________________________________________
22. What did Karana do when she reached the top of the cliff? ________________________________________________________________
23. What did Karana see around the spring season? ________________________________________________________________
Chapter 18
24. What were the sand dunes covered with? _______________________________
25. What did Karana eat? __________________________________________
26. What did Karana do with the eggs from the bird’s nest? ____________________________________________________________
27. How many birds were in the cage? _________________________________
28. What did Karana named the birds? ________________________________
29. What happened to the men at Coral Cove? ____________________________
Chapter 19
30. What did Karana see in this chapter? _________________________________
31. What was leaping beyond the kelp beds? ______________________________
32. What fell on a reef like rain? _______________________________________
Chapter 20
33. What is a tall rock? ______________________________________________
34. Describe the cave. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
35. What was Karana’s mission in the whole story? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
36. Did anyone get hurt? ________________________________________________
37. Do you think Karana will die at the end of the story? Circle: Yes or No
Chapter 21
38. What kept the abalones fresh? _______________________________________
39. Is Rontu a good friend? Circle: Yes or No
40. Did Karana see the Aleuts? ________________________________________
41. Are Karana and Rontu alone on the island? _____________________________
42. What did Karana make? __________________________________________
43. Who is Tutko? ________________________________________
44. Do you think Rontu and Tutko will be friends? Circle: Yes or No
Chapter 22
45. Did she take the necklace? _________________________________________
46. What does wintsha mean? __________________________________
47. What year do you think this takes place? ______________________________
48. Whose black eyes opened? _______________________________
Chapter 23
49. Who left the otter behind? ____________________________________
50. What are sea otters? ____________________________________
51. Is Ghalas-at a real place? ________________________________
52. When would she wear the dress? __________________________
Chapter 24
53. What had a broken leg? ______________________________________
54. What snatched a fish from her hand? _____________________________
55. How do baby otters learn to swim? ______________________________________________________________
56. Do baby sea otters now how to swim when they are first born? Yes or No
Chapter 25
By EC
57. Did the Aleuts return? Yes or No
58. Who died in this chapter? _________________________________________
59. Early every spring Karana gathered what? ___________________________
60. Where did the herd of otters stay until the first storms of winter? ________________________________________________________________
61. During what season did Rontu die? ___________________________________
62. What happened when Karana put her hand on Rontu’s chest? ___________________________________________________________________
63. Where did Karana bury Rontu? ____________________________________
Chapter 26, contribution by EC
1. Who did Karana see running with one of the packs of wild dogs? ____________________________________________________________________________
2. What did Karana catch instead of a dog? _____________________________
3. What was the toluache used for? ____________________________________
4. Did Karana catch a wild dog? Circle: Yes or No
5. What did Karana name the dog? __________________________________
Chapter 27, contribution by AL
6. What was the last thing that caught her gaze? _____________________________________
7. What did she see? _______________________________________________________
8. What was the shore like? ______________________________________________
9. Why was she afraid to leave the cliff? ___________________________________
10. What did she hear? _________________________________________________________
Chapter 28, contribution by AL
11. What did the earthquake damage? ____________________________________________
12. How long does it take to repair the canoes? __________________________
13. What did she do to keep the fire burning? _________________________________________________________________________________
14. What did she take with her to Coral Cove? _____________________________________________________________________________________
15. What did the ship do when Karana waved at them? _________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 29, contribution by AL
16. What did Karana do like her sister? ___________________________________________
17. What made Karana want to laugh? _____________________________________________
18. Where did the man point to? _______________________________________________
19. What were the things the man liked that belonged to Karana? _______________________________________________________________________
20. What did the man make for Karana? ___________________________
21. Why didn’t Karana like it? ________________________________________________
22. Who left on the ship with Karana? _______________________________________
wonder if any answer key for "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell ? Couldn't find. would be great help with keys. thx.
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