What scared Karana in the black cave and why did she decide never to return?

Karana is afraid the Aleut girl might happen upon her house while looking for food or water, but decides to stay in the cave in the ravine. She collects some food and water and goes back to her cave.
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Why was Karana particularly afraid that the Aleut girl would find her?

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.
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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.
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Why did Karana go into black cave?

Karana packs her belongings, and she and Rontu move into the cave near the ravine to avoid being seen by the hunters.
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When did Karna decide to leave the island and why?

When did Karana decide to leave the island and why? Ans: During the days of the storms , when she had given hope of seeing the ship Karana decided to leave the island because she was feeling very lonely and was terrified. 4.
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Why did Karana decide not to leave the island again?

Lesson Summary

Karana rejects one of the places because the sea elephants that are nearby are too loud, the second place is close to village of Ghalas-at.
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Why was Karana hesitant about returning to the island?

Though Karana is alone, she still acts like a member of her tribe, and the traditions of her people still affect her. Even though she needs weapons to defend herself from the wild dogs, she is reluctant to make them, because the laws of her tribe forbid it.
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Why does Karana decide to go back to the scene of the seal battle?

She was hurt and unable to walk. Why does she go back to the scene of the seal battle? In this chapter, Karana decides to try and get rid of the wild dogs.
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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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Why did Karana decide to make the cave into another house?

Karana decides to make the cave into a second home where she can stay if she is again injured or sick. She knows her ancestors used the cave because it is filled with drawing, but she does not know what for.
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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 of 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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What happens at the end of 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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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).
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What is karanas real name?

In the book she's named Karana. Her birth name is lost to history, but she's often referred to as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island or as Juana María, the name under which she was baptized before burial at Mission Santa Barbara.
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Who killed 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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Is the Island of the Blue Dolphins based on a true story?

It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleño Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island during the 19th century. Island of the Blue Dolphins won the Newbery Medal in 1961. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1964. O'Dell later wrote a sequel, Zia, published in 1976.
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How did Karana feel after she returned to the island?

How did Karana feel when she finally reached the island? She felt tired, relieved, happy and mad. 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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What was the first thing Karana decided to build and why?

Karana finally decides on the headland, where the sea elephants are very noisy. She begins to plan her new home, deciding that the first thing she needs is a fence to protect her food supply.
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What happens in chapter 16 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Chapter 16 of Island of the Blue Dolphins covers a lot of ground -- almost an entire year. Karana finds a hiding place in case the Aleuts come back to the island, finds and repairs a canoe to be seaworthy, and eventually finds the best cave on the island.
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Why does Karana risk her life to leave the island in Chapter 10?

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. Karana isn't afraid – she would rather risk her life on the ocean than stay on the island alone, with only a bunch of wild dogs and all of those memories.
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What did Karana make in Chapter 12?

Karana kills two of the dogs, but not the leader. Once the house is built, Karana starts to make other things she'll need to survive. She weaves a basket for water and makes some utensils. She also digs a fire pit in the house and carves out shelves in the rock.
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What happens in chapter 9 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

In chapter nine of ''Island of the Blue Dolphins'' by Scott O'Dell, Karana has to learn to live alone on the island after her brother is killed by a pack of wild dogs.
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