How does Karana catch Rontu ARU?

In the spring, Karana decides to catch a wild dog that looks like Rontu. She is certain that he is Rontu's son. Karana makes snares with branches and baits them with fish, hoping to catch the dog. The snares catch other wild dogs, but not the one she wants.
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How did Karana catch Rontu son?

Dog Drugs. Karana remembers a weed called toluache. Her tribe used the weed to catch fish. It's a sedative, not a poison, and Karana thinks it might knock the dogs out so she can sneak in and grab Rontu's son.
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How do Karana and Rontu get trapped inside the black cave?

When she tries to paddle out of the cave, Karana sees strange tall figures, including a skeleton, on a ledge above the entrance. The tide comes in and the rising water closes off the entrance, trapping Karana and Rontu inside. They spend the night in the sea cave and paddle out with the first morning light.
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What happened to Rontu in island of the Blue Dolphins?

Late in the summer, Rontu dies. He whines to be let out one night, and when he does not come back, Karana goes out to look for him. She finds him in the cave where the wild dogs used to live and carries him toward home.
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What chapter does Karana tame Rontu?

Rontu and Forgiveness

At the end of Chapter 8, Karana vows revenge against the dog pack for killing her brother (8.50). We see that she manages to shoot Rontu in the chest in Chapter 15.
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How did Rontu get caught by the devil fish?

He spotted the large devilfish. She tried to trap it on a sandbar. He ran at it and bit into it. It would drag Rontu with him.
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Why did Rontu drop the fish?

Terms in this set (17) Why did Rontu drop his fish? He saw the giant devilfish.
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What does Rontu look like?

Unlike the other dogs, which have brown fur and brown eyes, Rontu has yellow eyes and gray fur (he is also much larger than the average dog of the island). Though Rontu and Karana are enemies at the beginning of the novel, they become friends after Karana injures Rontu and then nurses him back to health.
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How does Rontu act after the fight?

After a treacherous battle with the other dog, Rontu wins by sinking his teeth into the throat of the other dog. 'He walked to the top of the mound and lifted his head and gave a long howl. I had never heard this sound before. It was the sound of many things that I did not understand,' narrates Karana.
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What does Rontu-ARU mean?

She names him Rontu-Aru, which literally translates to "son of Rontu," and he is so similar to his father that Karana often feels that he is Rontu.
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What happens in Chapter 24 in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Chapter 24 of Island of the Blue Dolphins is a turning point for Karana. She rescues a couple more animals and eventually reunites with her otter friend, Mon-a-nee. After she realizes that Mon-a-nee is acting as the mother to two babies, Karana decides that she's done killing animals for good.
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What happens in Chapter 20 in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Chapter 20 of Island of the Blue Dolphins shows how Karana learns to survive alone in the natural world. She works tirelessly to make her clothes and to obtain food from the fish and plants in her environment. She has now tamed Rontu, the wild dog that follows her and depends on her to survive.
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What happens in chapter 22 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

In chapter 22 of ''Island of the Blue Dolphins'' by Scott O'Dell, the Aleuts have returned to the island and Karana has been discovered by the Aleut girl. In this lesson, we will find out the consequences for Karana's friendship with Tutok.
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How did Karana get a new dog after Rontu's death?

How did Karana get a new dog after Rontu's death? She put a mixture into the spring water to make the dogs go to sleep. Their ship had sunk in the storm, then their was no other ship.
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What did Karana name the otter?

Karana feeds it fresh fish daily, and the otter begins to take food from her hand. She names the otter, Mon-a-nee, which means “Little Boy with Large Eyes” in her language.
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Why did Karana become worried about Rontu?

In chapter 17, why does Karana become worried about Rontu? She stated that the fight was between Rontu and the other two dogs. Karana knew if she broke up the fight they would eventually fight again.
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Why did Karana not help Rontu?

Earlier in the story, Karana wanted to kill Rontu because he was the leader of the pack of wild dogs that killed her brother. In chapter 17, however, O'Dell makes it clear that Karana's attitude toward the dog has completely changed. She anthropomorphizes him, seeing him as her companion.
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What happens to Rontu when he tries to grab the devil fish How does Karana save him?

They can drown you. How did Karana save Rontu from the devil fish? She stabbed the devil fish. Karana created an illusion in order to keep the gulls away from her food.
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What was the main benefit Karana enjoyed from having Rontu with her?

What was the main benefit Karana enjoyed from having Rontu with her? She is not as lonely.
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Is the Island of the Blue Dolphins based on a true story?

Island of the Blue Dolphins is a work of historical fiction based on the life of an American Indian woman who spent 18 years in isolation on San Nicolas Island, one of eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California.
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Why has Captain Orlov and the Aleuts come to the island?

Captain Orlov is the leader of the Russian hunters who come to the Island of the Blue Dolphins to hunt for otters. He's a shifty guy who promises that he has come in peace, but in the end, he betrays Chief Chowig.
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Is a Devilfish a squid?

A devilfish is a sea creature with many arms, a beak, and the ability to ink in its' defense. It may seem that the devilfish squid is a squid, but Karana describes the devilfish further. It is in this hidden cave that the devilfish lives.
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Is devil fish octopus?

Mystery of the Sea: National Geographic Pursues the Giant Pacific Octopus. This eight-legged creature, up to 30-feet wide, is nicknamed the "devil-fish." April 19, 2010— -- Nicknamed the "devil fish," the giant Pacific octopus has a place in sea-faring lore alongside whirlpools and white whales.
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How did Karana tame Mon a nee?

Karana saves an otter from the kelp bed in Chapter 23 after the Aleutian hunters leave. Instead of killing the otter as the Aleuts would have done, she heals him and names him Mon-a-nee.
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