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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How deep does Leif wade when he fishes in "Whale Song"?
(a) Waist deep.
(b) Knee deep.
(c) Ankle deep.
(d) Shoulder deep.

2. In "Island Current," what shape is the island that Leif drifts too?
(a) Rectangular.
(b) Square.
(c) Oval.
(d) Round.

3. What does Leif find to eat down the first deep opening in "Whale Song"?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Cloudberries.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Crowberries.

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

5. In "Whale Song," how long does it take Leif to load his possessions into the canoe?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) A couple minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) A moment.

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

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

8. How many rocks, none bigger than Leif's fist, cover the shore where Leif goes with the whales in "Whales"?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) Billions.
(d) Millions.

9. How many fish hooks has Old Carl packed for Leif?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

11. How do the whales herd the salmon in "Hunger"?
(a) By blowing.
(b) With bubbles.
(c) With their bodies.
(d) By moving foward to the shore.

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

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

14. In "Island Current," what birds does Leif hear as he drifts?
(a) Chickadees and woodpeckers.
(b) Magpies and jays.
(c) Hawks and eagles.
(d) Ravens, crows, and jays.

15. What shape do the rocky shore and the steep walls make in "Hunger"?
(a) U.
(b) F.
(c) H.
(d) T.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leif take from the whales in "Hunger"?

3. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," how does the canoe move across the water when creatures are pushing it?

4. Why does Leif not land on the shore and fish in "Hunger"?

5. In "The Saga of Sea Child," because of what the child was born clutching, what type of life was expected for the child?

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