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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. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what does Leif feel when he thinks he has lived while the others have died?
(a) Fear.
(b) Shame.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Disgrace.

2. How many fish hooks has Old Carl packed for Leif?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

3. 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 drowning.
(d) He is going to die.

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

5. What is Leif's canoe made of?
(a) Cedar.
(b) Pine.
(c) Birch.
(d) Oak.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become," how much bigger is the brown bear Leif sees than the largest black bears he has seen?

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

3. What creatures comes near the boat when Leif is unconscious in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

4. In "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become," how tall is the shaft Leif cuts for a new spear?

5. What is the bottom of the water like when Leif finally gets his canoe to an island in "Sliding Currents"?

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