Why does Karana sleep on top of the high rock?
Why did Karana sleep on a high rock? She wanted to be way from the wild dogs and to store food.
Why do you think Karana adopted the two baby birds?
Karana knew that if she broke up the fight they would eventually fight again. Why go you think Karana adopted two baby birds? They provide her with company and friend ship.
What do Karana and Rontu discover in the water?
When the canoe is finished, she takes Rontu for a paddle around the island. They discover a long, dark sea cave near the headland where Karana built her home. Karana paddles the canoe deep into the sea cave and finds a wide shelf of rock where she can store her canoe.
How old is Karana from island of the Blue Dolphins?
Twelve-year-old Karana is gathering roots with her six-year-old brother, Ramo, when they catch sight of a red ship in the distance. Karana, Ramo, and their older sister Ulape are part of a tribe that lives on the Island of the Blue Dolphins, a small, dolphin-shaped island surrounded by kelp beds.
Why did Karana set up camp near the beach?
This is an important decision because women are not supposed to make weapons in Karana’s tribal culture. Though worried she will be punished for it, she makes the weapons nevertheless because she has to protect herself. She also sets up her camp on a large rock near the beach because it is protected from the dogs.
Why does Karana compare the sea to a flat stone?
These comparisons show how Karana blurs distinctions between reality and perception. Later in the chapter she discusses how her “brother liked to pretend that one thing was another” (he calls the sea a “flat stone without any scratches”), but seems to ignore how she does the exact same thing.
What do Karana and Nanko take on the ship?
Nanko is walking around trying to get them all to hurry, for the wind has risen and the ship cannot wait long. Karana fills two baskets with the belongings she wants to take: three whalebone needles, an awl, a stone knife, two cooking pots, and a small box made of shells containing many earrings.