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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Saga of Sea Child," when was Leif taken on the boats?
(a) At age 4.
(b) When he could walk.
(c) A year after he learned to walk.
(d) At age 5.

2. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," how does the canoe move across the water when creatures are pushing it?
(a) Life a flower.
(b) Like a leaf.
(c) Like pollen.
(d) Like a feather.

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

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

5. How far is Leif able to paddle when the wind is against him in "Hunger"?
(a) 3 inlets over.
(b) 4 inlets over.
(c) 2 inlets over.
(d) 1 inlet over.

6. In "Whale Song," what direction does Leif travel?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

7. What would Leif cook for the sailors to eat?
(a) Hagfish.
(b) Lamphrey.
(c) Eel meat.
(d) Seal meat.

8. What type of huts do Lief, little Carl, and the men live in?
(a) Pine branch.
(b) Bark.
(c) Willow branch.
(d) Peat.

9. What does Leif use as tinder to start a fire in "Whale Song" to cook his fish?
(a) Squirrel nest.
(b) Dry twigs.
(c) Dry pine needles.
(d) Mouse nest.

10. How many thrusts does it take for Leif to pull away from the island into deep water in "Whale Song"?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 1 or 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. Where does Old Carl send Leif and Little Carl when the men get sick?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

12. In "Whale Song" as Leif leaves the island, what feeling does he fight?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Misery.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Depression.

13. What is Leif's canoe made of?
(a) Birch.
(b) Oak.
(c) Pine.
(d) Cedar.

14. In "The Saga of Sea Child" of whom was the child born?
(a) Woman of the plains.
(b) Woman of the forest.
(c) Woman of the sea.
(d) Woman of the desert.

15. In "Hunger," about how many whales does Leif think he sees?
(a) 6-10.
(b) 2-5.
(c) 5-8.
(d) 4-6.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Leif get the knife that he wears on his belt in "Island Currents"?

3. What had little Carl been sold for?

4. How deep does Leif wade when he fishes in "Whale Song"?

5. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what brings Leif to consciousness?

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