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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Mother Waters and Brother Whales" and "Island Currents".

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) Guilt.
(b) Fear.
(c) Shame.
(d) Disgrace.

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

3. How tall is the cairn that Leif builds over Little Carl?
(a) About 3 feet tall.
(b) About 5 feet tall.
(c) Nearly as tall as himself.
(d) About 2 feet tall.

4. In "Island Current," what shape is the island that Leif drifts too?
(a) Square.
(b) Round.
(c) Oval.
(d) Rectangular.

5. When Leif tires during his search for an island in "Island Current," what does he do?
(a) Dozes and drifts.
(b) Pulls into an inlet and sleeps.
(c) Splashes water on his face and eats some salmon.
(d) Pulls the canoe on the shore and sleeps in a thicket.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the dark ship leaves do men in Leif's camp get sick?

2. When did Old Carl tell Leif and Little Carl that they could return to the fish camp?

3. What had little Carl been sold for?

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

5. In "The Saga of Sea Child," because of what the child was born clutching, what type of life was expected for the child?

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