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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 "Men Who Have Lost Their Shadows," how many men come from a death ship?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. How much salmon do Leif, little Carl, and the men smoke and dry?
(a) 10 months worth.
(b) 3 months worth.
(c) 6 months worth.
(d) 9 months worth.

3. The first night on their journey, where do Leif and Little Carl sleep?
(a) Under a thicket.
(b) Under a pine tree.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In the canoe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leif call the song he wants to sing for Little Carl?

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

3. How long does it take for the first two men who get sick in Leif's camp to die?

4. As Leif struggles with his fevered madness, what is the weather in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

5. Where does a whale mother push the canoe in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

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