Q 01/05

How many years did the real Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island live alone before her 1853 rescue?

A) 18

B) 25

C) 32

D) 40

Answer · why

A) 18

18 years: the schooner that removed her people in 1835 never came back, and nobody found her until the third search expedition of 1853.

Q 02/05

Who runs back for a fishing spear, making Karana jump from the ship in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

A) Nanko

B) Mando

C) Ramo

D) Lurai

Answer · why

C) Ramo

Ramo, her little brother, is killed by a pack of wild dogs soon afterwards, leaving Karana alone on the island for years.

Q 03/05

What does Karana name the pack leader she wounds, then nurses back to health in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

A) Mon-a-nee

B) Tainor

C) Matasaip

D) Rontu

Answer · why

D) Rontu

Rontu, whose pack killed her brother, becomes her closest companion; when he dies she adopts a lookalike pup and names him Rontu-Aru.

Q 04/05

Which Aleut girl befriends Karana while she hides from the returning hunters in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

A) Ulape

B) Lurai

C) Matasaip

D) Tutok

Answer · why

D) Tutok

Tutok and Karana exchange gifts, and only then does Karana realise how lonely she has been; the next day the hunters' ship sails.

Q 05/05

Which sea creature does Karana finally hunt with her dog's help in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

A) A bull elephant seal

B) A giant devilfish

C) A great white shark

D) A giant sea bass

Answer · why

B) A giant devilfish

A giant devilfish, a massive creature like an octopus or squid, is the prize she and her dog finally land together after she has mastered spear-making...