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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. How deep is the water Leif stands in when he is five paces from the bear in "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become"?
(a) Hip deep.
(b) Waist deep.
(c) Ankle deep.
(d) Knee deep.

2. What is the only thought that Leif has at the beginning of "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?
(a) That he is sick.
(b) Of the death ship.
(c) Of the sea.
(d) That he is dead.

3. What makes Leif look around as he is trying to fish in "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become"?
(a) Silence.
(b) Gurling or ravens.
(c) Cawing of crows.
(d) Chatter of birds.

4. In "Whale Song" when Leif cuts a willow, how tall does it cut it?
(a) 3 feet.
(b) Half again as tall as he is.
(c) 6 feet.
(d) Twice as tall as he is.

5. In "Current Sliding," how often does Leif see killer whales in the main channel?
(a) A couple times a week.
(b) Most every day.
(c) Every couple days.
(d) Every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Whale Song," what does Leif at first think jays are complaining about when he wakes?

2. In "Sliding Currents" after surviving the whirlpool what is the first way that Leif tries to get his canoe to shore?

3. How many thrusts does it take for Leif to pull away from the island into deep water in "Whale Song"?

4. In "Sliding Currents," what does the air seem to be made of when the whirlpool dissipates and Leif surfaces?

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

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