Where does Karana get injured?

As the two sea elephants fight on the shore, Karana, attempting to move out of their way, injures her leg.

What did Karana do when she found the wounded dog?

She doesn't seem to know. Karana eventually decides to pick up the wounded dog and carry him home. There, she removes the tip of the arrow and cleans his wound with a "peeled stick from a coral bush" (15.27).

What happened in chapter 15 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Chapter 15 of Island of the Blue Dolphins is all about Karana finding her new friend, Rontu. She starts off with plans of revenge against the dogs that killed her brother, and she does take down a few of them.

What happened in chapter 14 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

For five days, Karana cannot leave her house because her leg is so swollen. She has plenty of food, but her water starts to run low on the third day, and by the fifth it is completely gone. She must get to the spring or die of thirst.

What happened in chapter 13 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

In chapter 13, Karana has gone to the cliffs to kill a bull sea elephant to make arrows from their teeth. According to Karana, a sea elephant is a type of seal that weighs as much as thirty men. Usually, it takes several men to net a sea elephant.

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What happens in chapter 12 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

In Chapter 12 of Scott O'Dell's ''Island of the Blue Dolphins,'' Karana is pleased to be back home. Her attention now is focused on how to survive safely and comfortably on the island without being menaced by the wild dogs that brutally ended her brother's life.

How does Karana get injured what effects does her injury cause?

As the two sea elephants fight on the shore, Karana, attempting to move out of their way, injures her leg. The two bulls fight all day and into the night. As the sun sets, Karana's leg begins to hurt even more and she goes home.

What happened in chapter 17 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

After a fierce battle, Rontu leaves one of the dogs with a broken leg and the other fatally wounded. Rontu howls victoriously at the top of the mound and returns to Karana's home. After that, the pack splits into two, but never returns to Karana's home.

What happened 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.

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.

Is Island of the Blue Dolphins 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 kind of dog is Rontu?

Rontu is the former pet of the Aleutian hunters. "He was a much larger dog than any of ours," Karana tells us, "which besides have short hair and brown eyes. I was sure that he was an Aleut dog" (15.3). Rontu used to belong to the Aleut.

What did Karana find in the cave that was set on fire?

After she has finished her new house in the cave, Karana returns to the beach, where she finds the corpse of the old sea elephant.

What does Karana find in the black 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.

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.

What happens in Chapter 20 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.

Why does Karana say she is happy at the end of Chapter 16?

Why do you think Karana is happy at the end of Ch 16? Because she was no longer lonely. She has a plan to make a spear to hunt the devilfish. When Rontu goes back to the wild dogs, Karana does not help him fight.

What sea creature does Karana attempt to spear in Chapter 19?

Rontu notices the giant devilfish in shallow water, and Karana launches her barbed spear at the eight-armed animal. At first she thinks that she missed her target, but then Karana sees that the devilfish is hooked.

How did Karana tame Rontu?

Rontu walks to Karana's feet and dies. Later, Karana spots a wild dog that looks like Rontu. She decides he must be Rontu's son. Karana traps him and trains him, calling him Rontu-Aru.

Why do you think Karana adopted the two baby birds?

Why go you think Karana adopted two baby birds ? They provide her with company and friend ship.

Why did Karana decide to 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.

Why did Karana burn the village?

Answers 1. Karana had too many memories of the village and its people..... people who'd left, and people who were dead. She no longer wanted to live with the memories..... the memories left her lonely and sad.

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.

What happens in chapter 27 of island of the Blue Dolphins?

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.