What does Karana find in the chest left by the Aleuts?

Karana searches for spearheads and weapons among the ashes of the village, in the canoes the tribe hid, and in the chest of beads that the Aleut hunters left.

What did Karana find in the chest?

The chest is buried in beach sand but Karana is able to dig open the lid. She does not find any spearheads, but she does find bead necklaces and bracelets, and she tries them on.

How did Karana feel when the Aleuts left the island?

When it comes time for Tutok to leave, Karna is at first happy, because the Aleuts are gone. As she looks out over her island, however, she begins to miss Tutok. This is an important scene, for is very much like a scene earlier in the novel.

What did Karana find by the entrance to her cave?

When Karana returns, she knows someone has been at her cave. She looks fearfully around, not daring to enter. All she finds, however, is a necklace of beautiful black rocks left at the entrance of the cave.

Why does Karana have to search for weapons that may have been left behind?

The law of the village did not allow women to make weapons, so Karana decides to look for some that might have been left behind. Nothing turns up in the village or the canoes by the cliff.

what do we find in the chest cavity #lungs #heart #aorta

What did Karana and Tutok do together?

Tutok becomes friends with Karana when they exchange names and play games together during Tutok's short stay on the island. The friendship between the two girls is a very important one since it's based on understanding and communication with each other (even though they don't even speak the same language).

What new weapons does Karana fashion?

Although animals come at night, they cannot get through the fence. Once her house is finished, Karana fashions some utensils from rocks. She makes a basket from reeds and seals it with pitch so that it can hold water.

What does Tutok leave for Karana on the rock?

What does Tutok leave for Karana on the rock? She leaves a beautiful, black stone necklace.

What did Karana and Rontu find in the black cave?

In Black Cave, Karana and Rontu discover the skeletons of people who died long ago, and she vows to never return. Shortly after, the Aleuts come back to the island. This time, they have a girl with them.

What gift did Karana make for the Aleut girl?

Karana makes an abalone disk circlet for Tutok's hair. She misses Tutok when the Aleut girl leaves the island with the hunting group.

What does Tutok look like?

Physical Description. The first thing the reader learns about Tutok is that she has long dark hair that shines in the light from the cooking fire. When Karana encounters her later, in Chapter 21, she describes Tutok as somewhat short, with a broad face and small black eyes.

Who were the Aleuts in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Aleuts are people who are natives of a Russian island. The leader of the Aleuts, Captain Orlov reassures Chowig that this time they will do their own hunting and will pay the villagers with half of their catch.

Why and how did the Aleuts defeat the villagers?

The Aleuts attempt to cheat the men of the village out of paying for the otters, which quickly escalates into a fight. In the aftermath, the tribe is decimated and Karana left fatherless.

What is in the chest that Captain Orlov offers Chowig?

Karana's father confronts Captain Orlov. Though Orlov offers a chest full of trinkets, Chowig insists that his people are owed three more, and will not let the Aleuts leave with the otter pelts until the villagers of Ghalas-at have been paid.

What happens in Chapter 7 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

As the villagers head for the ship, Ramo runs to his sister to tell her he needs to go back for his fishing spear. She tells him not to. At the beach, all of the men have been rowed to the ship using smaller boats. Karana asks Nanko about her brother Ramo, and Nanko says that Ramo is on the ship.

What happens in chapter 10 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

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Karana spends the summer watching for the ship to come back. But when winter arrives, she gives up hope. Karana becomes more and more lonely. After a storm hits the island, she decides to take one of the smaller canoes and go east across the ocean, to where her people have gone.

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.

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.

Why did Rontu go to the abandoned cave of the wild dogs?

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.

What does Karana do to pass the time while she hides from the Aleuts in Chapter 21?

1. What does Karana do to pass the time while she hides from the Aleuts in Chapter 21 of Island of the Blue Dolphins? She spies on the Aleut girl.

Why is Karana afraid of the Aleut girl?

(page number). Karana was afraid the Aleut girl would find her cave because lots of different types of food grew in the ravine near her cave (page number). Karana hates and fears the Aleuts because they killed her father and most of her people. The Aleuts have guns.

What does Karana think the Aleut ship looks like at first?

Karana begins her tale by describing the driving force of the narrative, the arrival of the Aleut ship. Karana spots the ship in the distance, and describes it first as a "shell afloat on the sea," then as a "gull with folded wings." These comparisons show how Karana blurs distinctions between reality and perception.

What does Karana's dog's name mean?

That night she sleeps inside the house. Karana names the dog Rontu. In her language, Rontu means Fox Eyes. Wild dogs lived on the island.

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.

What happens in chapter 18 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

In Chapter 18, Karana is enjoying spring on the island. The flowers are blooming and birds are singing in a way that she can't help but appreciate the beauty around her. After two birds with red heads and yellow bodies build a nest nearby, Karana watches the pair take turns sitting on their eggs.