21, 22, 23 Questions

Chapter 21:

1. Why did Karana leave Rontu in the cave at night?  What does this tell you about how she feels about Rontu?

2. How did she occupy herself while hiding out in the cave?  Why do you think she does that?

3. What events happened when the girl came to the cave?  Would you have reacted the same or differently?  Why?

4. Why did Karana leave the cave and go to the west part of the island? What did Karana find when she returned to the cave?  What do you think that meant?

Chapter 22:

5. Who is Tutok, and what game did Karana play with her? What do you think these phrases mean?   "Mah-nay"  "Pah-say-no"

6. Why do you think Karana revealed her secret name to Tutok?  What gift did Karana make for Tutok?  Why did Tutok leave and not return?

Chapter 23

7. What did Karana find after the Aleut hunters had left the island? What name did she give to the otter, and what does the name mean?  Why did the otter leave the pool where Karana had cared for it?

8. How do you think Karana felt about Tutok and the end of this chapter?

19 and 20 Questions

Chapter 19
1. Explain how a devil fish swims.  How was Karana trying to catch it?  Find a picture or video of a devil fish and link it.

2. How did Rontu get caught by the devil fish?  Why are they dangerous in the water?

3. How did Karana help Rontu?  Why do you think she didn't try to spear any more devil fish?

Chapter 20:

4. What are cormorants? Why did Karana kill them?  Find a picture and link it.

5. What did Karana discover in the cave that made her afraid?  When do you think those things were left in the cave?

6. Why did she move everything from her house to the cave at the ravine? Karana wanted to make it look as if no one had lived in her house for a long time. Why do you think she did this?

7. What do you think will happen?  Would you try to communicate with other people if they were on your island?  Why or why not?

17 and 18 questions

1. What are Karana's thoughts about Rontu when he had left?

2.  Describe what happened when Rontu encountered the other wild dogs.

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

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

5. Where did Karana get the birds that became her friends?  What did she name them and why?  Why do you think she befriends animals?

6. Describe the clothing that Karana made?  What did she use to make it?  Why do you think she tries to look nice?

7. What were some signs throughout these two chapters that show the seasons were changing?  How did Karana know what season it was?  

15 and 16

1. Where had the dog with the yellow eyes come from?  How did Karana get the dogs out of the cave?  Why did she want them to come out?

2. What happened when the leader came out?  What did Karana do when she found the wounded dog?

3. What did Karana find each day when she got back?  What did she name the dog and what does that name mean?

4. What was Karana's plan in case the Aleuts came back?

5. Why do you think Karana cares for Rontu?  Would you if you were in her position?

6. Explain what the devilfish is like.  How does it defend itself?

7. Vocabulary - Find the word "carcass."  What page is it on?  What does it mean?  Find the word "gnaw."  What page is it on and what does it mean?

Chapter 13 and 14

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 (Post if you are doing this one so the group members know!)

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? Why did she decide to make the cave another house?

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

7. Pick two of these words.  Find the word and give the page number and the definition:

stun, bellow, waddle, flank, lobe, venture

Chapter 11 and 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.

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.

3. What did Karana use to build a fence?  Why did she build the fence before she built the house?

4. Describe the two (2) utensils that Karana made for cooking.  What are sai-sai?   What did Karana use them for?

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

6. Read over the description of Karana's new house and fence carefully; then on a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture to show what it looks like based upon the description in the book.  (Post that you are doing this one if you choose to so not everyone does number 6!)

Chapter 9 and 10 Questions

1. Why did Karana set her village on fire?

2. What was Karana looking for when she found the chest of jewels?  Why do you think she threw them away instead of keeping them?

3. Why did Karana decide to leave the island?  Would you want to leave if you were her?

4. What are the things she used as a guide to find her way to the East country where Kimki had gone?  Why did she decide to turn back?

5. What good fortune did she have that helped her get back home?  How did she feel when she got back to the island?

6. What is "Magat"?