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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. Where did Leif get the knife that he wears on his belt in "Island Currents"?
(a) One of the men at the fish camp.
(b) A sailor on his old ship.
(c) It belonged to his father.
(d) Old Carl.

2. In "Sliding Currents," how deep is the water when Leif feels the canoe bump against the shore?
(a) Ankle.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Knee.
(d) Waist.

3. In "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become," how tall is the shaft Leif cuts for a new spear?
(a) Longer than Old Carl was tall.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) Twice Leif's height.
(d) 4 feet.

4. What is Leif thinking when suddenly the whirlpool stops in "Sliding Currents"?
(a) He cannot escape.
(b) He just has to swim harder.
(c) He is going to die.
(d) He is drowning.

5. What does Leif put in his mouth because he is hungry in "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become"?
(a) Leaf.
(b) Twig.
(c) 2 pebbles.
(d) 3 pebbles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the whales herd the salmon in "Hunger"?

2. How many fish hooks has Old Carl packed for Leif?

3. When Leif's canoe is capsized and he lands in the water, what can he see in a blur in "Sliding Currents"?

4. In "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become," how many fish does Leif catch after the encounter with the bear?

5. In "Sliding Currents," how many islands has Leif found?

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