What happened in chapter 28 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Karana runs home to put on her otter cape and cormorant skirt. She grabs her box with the earrings and necklace, and with Rontu-Aru, goes to Coral Cove to meet the men. She runs by the hill of her ancestors toward the men, but can no longer hear them. At her fire, there are footsteps but no people.
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What happens in chapter 29 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Karana sees three men set up camp on the shore. Karana decides to meet them and she prepares to leave the island. She puts on her otter cape, cormorant skin dress, and black stone necklace. The men spot the smoke from her fire and visit Karana at her home.
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What happened in Island of the Blue Dolphins Chapter 27?

Karana soon sees a huge wave (tsunami) coming towards the island, and she runs to escape by climbing a cliff. She climbs as high as she can but is soaked by a second, larger ocean wave. Once the water retreats, Karana leaves the cliff for the safety of her shelter.
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What happens at the end of the Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Soon after, an earthquake hits the island and though her canoes are destroyed, Karana and Rontu-Aru survive. Two more years pass and Karana finally gets her happy ending.
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Who killed Ramo in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

By the time she finds him, Ramo has been killed by a pack of wild dogs. In his struggle, he killed two of them, but there were too many for him to handle. Karana vows to kill the dogs in Ramo's honor.
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What happens to Karana's brother?

Once she has finished these necessities, Karana decides it is time to exact her revenge on the wild dogs that killed her brother. She used fire to scare them out of their cave, and strikes down their leader along with several others.
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What is karanas father name?

Karana's father is the chief of the village. His name is Chowig. Karana finds a place to listen to Chowig talk to the Russian captain. When Chowig introduces himself to the Russian captain, he tells him his secret name.
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How old is Karana?

Karana (also Won-a-pa-lei)

The protagonist and narrator of the book, Karana spends eighteen years as the only living person on the island of the blue dolphins. When the book opens, she is twelve years old, the daughter of the chief of Ghalas-at.
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Is Island of the Blue Dolphins real?

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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What happens in chapter 25 of island of the Blue Dolphins?

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The Aleuts never return to the island and the otters start to migrate to Tall Rock during the summer. Eventually, even the otters stop their migration, which is when Karana knows that there are no otters left that remember the Aleuts.
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What happened in island of the Blue Dolphins Chapter 26?

In Chapter 26 of ''Island of the Blue Dolphins'', Karana mourns the loss of her beloved Rontu. To ease her loss, she attempts different ways of capturing a new companion.
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What happened to Karina from the Island of the Blue Dolphins?

She died of dysentery within seven weeks of her arrival, and was conditionally baptized Juana Maria at her death. Buried in an unmarked grave in the Santa Barbara Mission cemetery, her birth name will forever be unknown; a plaque commemorating her story stands in the graveyard.
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How many chapters is Island of the Blue Dolphins?

24. Island of the Blue Dolphins Chapter 24.
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Why did Karana leave the island?

Karana left the island because she could not bear to live there alone another day; yet when she returned she felt happy.
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How did Karana get stranded on the island?

Karana has been alone on the island for many years after she jumped off the ship that took her people to the mainland after realizing her brother had missed the same boat. A few days later, her brother is killed by wild dogs, and she is left alone on the island.
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Is Karana real?

Some have called her “Karana.” Others “Juana Maria.” Still others, simply, “The Lone Woman.” Yet her true name remains unknown. She is one of the nameless, faceless women of history, and she belongs to the California of my youth. Many versions of her story exist.
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How long is Karana stranded on the island?

She had been on the island by herself for 18 years. A photograph of a Native American woman, believed to be Juana Maria, who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño. They called her “the wild woman,” “the lost woman,” and “the last of her race.” Catholic priests baptized her Juana Maria.
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What happened to Juana Maria after she was discovered?

Just seven weeks after arriving on the mainland, Juana Maria died of dysentery in Garey, California. Nidever claimed her fondness for green corn, vegetables and fresh fruit after years of little such nutrient-laden food caused the severe and ultimately fatal illness.
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What type of person is Karana?

A Strong, Mature Woman. By the time the last ship arrives on the island, Karana has changed from a young, inexperienced girl into a strong, courageous, and compassionate woman.
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Who is Ulape in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Ulape is the girly sister of Karana. She's the one who notices the Aleut girl in the first group of hunters who visit the island. At the beginning of the book, she's Karana's best friend.
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Who is Nanko in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Nanko is the man who brings the news that the ship that has landed on the island is not the Aleuts'. Rather, the ship has arrived to carry the people of Ghalas-at to the mainland (woo!). His role in the novel is that of a messenger.
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What does Karana do when she realizes her brother Ramo is not on the ship?

Karana's little brother, Ramo, slips away to their house to retrieve a spear. When Karana realizes he is not on the ship, she jumps overboard and swims ashore as the ship is sailing away.
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