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!)