The main character. She stays alone on the island of blue dolphins for years and makes many animal friends.
Karana
An Aleut dog. He was once the main character’s enemy, but with the help of food and time, becomes her best friend.
Rontu
The son of the Aleut Dog. The main character becomes friends with him after making a sleeping mixture and bringing him to her home. She sometimes mistakes him for his father.
Rontu-Aru
The Russian leader of the otter hunters. He gives the command to attack the main character’s tribe.
Captain Orlov
The younger brother of the main character. He was the reason the main character had to go back to the island. He unfortunately died from the wild dogs.
Ramu
An Aleut girl that becomes friends with the main character. She gives a gift of a black bead necklace to the main character.
Tutok
The main character’s father and leader of the tribe. He dies in the battle with the otter hunters.
Chief Chowig
The tribe of people that came from Alaska to hunt sea otter. They have a boat with red sails and ended up attacking the tribe of the Island of the Blue Dolphins.
The Aleuts
What about Monanee surprised Karana?
She was a girl
Does Karana ever leave the Island of the Blue Dolphins?
Yes
What made Karana scared to make weapons?
In her tribe, only men could make weapons. It was told that if a woman made one, it would break.
Instead of getting on the ship, Ramu went back to the village to get his ___________.
Fishing Spear
There is no sound in the world like _________ __________, according to Karana.
Human Voices
How did the island Karana lived on get it's name?
It looks like a dolphin laying on its side. or The island is surrounded by dolphins.
When she needed to make weapons, Karana was _________ to kill a sea elephant. (able or unable)
Unable, she had to go back to get teeth from the losing old seae elephant.
When Karana was on the boat to California and saw Ramu still on the island, she...
Jumped into the ocean and swam back to the island, leaving her belongings behind.
