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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Sliding Currents" and "Changes: Skin to Wood to Water to Become".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What covers the island where Leif buries Little Carl?
(a) Sand and brambles.
(b) Rocky outcroppings.
(c) Tall trees and small mounds.
(d) Tall trees.

2. What is the canoe compared to in "Sliding Currents," when it is caught in the current of the whirlpool?
(a) Floating stick or leaf.
(b) Pollen.
(c) Piece of fabric.
(d) Feather.

3. In "Whales," what does Leif compare the young whales to?
(a) Puppies.
(b) Kittens.
(c) Baby goats.
(d) Pack of young dogs.

4. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what does Leif hear that seeps into his unconsciousness?
(a) Birds.
(b) Waves on the canoe.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Wind in the pines.

5. When Leif's canoe is capsized and he lands in the water, what can he see in a blur in "Sliding Currents"?
(a) Sandy shores.
(b) Rocky shores.
(c) Bushes.
(d) Trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rocks, none bigger than Leif's fist, cover the shore where Leif goes with the whales in "Whales"?

2. In "Sliding Currents," what does Leif see caught in the whirlpool he is trapped in?

3. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," how does the canoe move across the water when creatures are pushing it?

4. What is the only thought that Leif has at the beginning of "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

5. How tall is the cairn that Leif builds over Little Carl?

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