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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 "Whales," what does Leif smell when a whale gets close?
(a) Fish and salt air.
(b) Farts and fish.
(c) An oily fishy smell.
(d) A fishy rancid smell.

2. How much fish does Leif have left to eat in "Whale Song"?
(a) 1/2 a fish.
(b) A few bites.
(c) Enough to sate his hunger.
(d) 1/4 of a fish.

3. What diameter willow does Leif cut in "Whale Song"?
(a) 10 inches.
(b) Finger's length.
(c) 5 inches.
(d) Wrist's length.

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 birds does Leif decide do not have specific territories?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Crows.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Jays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Leif look around as he is trying to fish in "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become"?

2. What types of whales does Leif see in "Current Sliding"?

3. Where does Old Carl send Leif and Little Carl when the men get sick?

4. In "Island Current," what birds does Leif hear as he drifts?

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

(see the answer key)

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