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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Leif decide to bury Little Carl?
(a) On the beach.
(b) In a rock cairn.
(c) On an island.
(d) Under a tree.

2. How many bears does Leif see as he paddles away from his cooking spot in "Wind Music"?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what brings Leif to consciousness?
(a) Rain.
(b) Sun.
(c) Birds.
(d) Windy.

4. In "Whales," what does Leif compare the young whales to?
(a) Pack of young dogs.
(b) Puppies.
(c) Kittens.
(d) Baby goats.

5. Where do the whales take Leif in "Whales"?
(a) A cove.
(b) An inlet.
(c) A river.
(d) A small island.

6. If Leif did his chores wrong, what was his punishment?
(a) A beating with wooden rods.
(b) A beating with a belt.
(c) He would miss a meal.
(d) He would not eat that day.

7. When Leif and a small thrall boy were left in an isolated fish camp, how many men were left with him?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

8. How many times does Leif vomit in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," before he is able to keep food down?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

9. Where does a whale mother push the canoe in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?
(a) Rocky beach.
(b) Rugged beach.
(c) Sandy beach.
(d) Sand bar.

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

11. What had little Carl been sold for?
(a) Seal pelt.
(b) Whale oil.
(c) Folded bolt of heavy cloth.
(d) Fishing net.

12. In "The Saga of Sea Child," because of what the child was born clutching, what type of life was expected for the child?
(a) Hardship and danger.
(b) Good fortune.
(c) Calamity and peril.
(d) Long life.

13. In "The Saga of Sea Child," how did the child's father die?
(a) Plague.
(b) Fighting a whale.
(c) Fight.
(d) Drowned.

14. 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) Pulls into an inlet and sleeps.
(c) Pulls the canoe on the shore and sleeps in a thicket.
(d) Dozes and drifts.

15. In "Wind Music," what type of bears does Leif see as he pulls away from his cooking spot?
(a) Kodiak.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Grizzly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What birds does Leif hear when he wakes after the first night of his and Little Carl's journey?

2. In "Whales," about how long is a scar Leif sees on the whale's fin of the whale that is close to him?

3. How many more fish does Leif capture in "Hunger," after the fish start to panic and before he sees the whales?

4. After the whales and other creatures leave in "Hunger," what is the only sign they were there?

5. In "Whale Song" when Leif cuts a willow, how tall does it cut it?

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