Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 16-19 Quiz

The narrator is no longer lonely in this section because...

• Her sister has returned.

• She's become comfortable in silence.

• She has Rontu to talk to.

• She has found a village of people.

A devilfish ejects a black cloud of liquid in the water when he is attacked because...

• It allows time to hide/escape predators

• The ink is poisonous

• It blinds the small fish around him

• It makes him blend in with the ocean plants

The narrator claims the best food in the sea is...

• Blackfish

• Sea bass

• Sai sai

• Devilfish

Rontu had a confrontation with two other dogs. One was the new leader of the pack and the other was...

• grey with yellow eyes

• all black

• striped

• spotted

After the fight with the other dogs, Rontu...

• ran in circles

• laid in the grass

• howled

• limped away

The narrator kept watching for the Red Aleut ship because...

• She wanted to have time to hide from them

• She hoped they would share their food with her

• She was excited for their return

• She wanted them to bring more pretty jewelry

Devilfish are dangerous because...

• They can sting you

• Their long tentacles can wrap around you

• Their tentacles are tipped with poison

• Their ink is poisonous

The narrator admires all the unique flowers and birds during the season of...

• Spring

• Winter

• Fall

• Summer

Why does the narrator remake her canoe?

• She has to start all over because it was buried in the sand

• She finds a new supply of wood and wants to try it out

• She makes it faster

• She makes it smaller so it's easier for her to move

Why does Karana stop trying to hunt devilfish?

• She can't make spears anymore

• They're too much trouble for so little meat

• They are too strong and one of them attacked Rontu

• She's decided she doesn't like the taste anymore