What made the girl decided to return to the island?
It is unbearably lonely on the island and filled with all kinds of painful memories. Karana wants to leave, so she makes an attempt for the mainland in a leaky canoe. The attempt fails, and she is forced to return to the island.
Why did the abalones have to be guarded what ingenious method did Karana use to accomplish this?
What ingenious method did Karana use to accomplish this? The abalones have to be guarded because the gulls like them. Karana tied strings to some of the abalone shells and hung them from poles.
Why does Karana kill ten cormorant birds?
The reason that Karana killed these ten birds was that she wanted to make a skirt for herself. Eventually, she used the skins and feathers to make the skirt. She thinks about giving the skirt to the Aleut girl when she makes friends with her.
What does Mon A Nee mean?
Karana names the otter Mon-a-nee, which means “Little Boy with Large Eyes.” Mon-a-nee is difficult to keep fed, however, and after three days that Karana cannot feed him because the sea is too rough to fish, she returns to the tide pool to find that he has gone back to the ocean.
How did Ramo die?
When he still is not back by afternoon, Karana decides to check on him. 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.
How many babies does Mon-A-Nee have?
two babies
How does Rontu die?
Rontu gets attacked by the devilfish. Rontu walks the cliffs with Karana. When the Aleuts return to town, Rontu meets up with his former owner, Tutok. Rontu dies.
Why does Karana stop keeping track of time?
That same summer, Karana stops keeping track of time as she normally has by marking a pole beside her house. This is also the summer when Rontu dies. He had been going out with Karana less and less and then one night he wanted to go outside of the fence.
How did Karana get a new dog after Rontu death?
How did Karana get a new dog after Rontu’s death? She put a mixture into the spring water to make the dogs go to sleep. Their ship had sunk in the storm, then their was no other ship.
How does Karana finally recognize Mon a nee?
Karana saves an otter from the kelp bed in Chapter 23 after the Aleutian hunters leave. Instead of killing the otter as the Aleuts would have done, she heals him and names him Mon-a-nee. Karana sees the otter again in Chapter 24 and realizes that the otter is female and she has children.
How did Karana tame Rontu?
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.