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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 6 feet.
(d) Half again as tall as he is.

2. How did the child's mother die in "The Saga of Sea Child"?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Torn uterus.
(c) Unchecked bleeding.
(d) Giving birth.

3. As Leif struggles with his fevered madness, what is the weather in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?
(a) Cloudy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Windy.
(d) Sunny.

4. What was the child born clutching in "The Saga of Sea Child"?
(a) Blood clot.
(b) Placenta.
(c) Umbilical cord.
(d) After birth.

5. What does the whale that watches Leif seem to be doing in "Whales"?
(a) Observing.
(b) Watching.
(c) Guarding.
(d) Protecting.

6. How old was Leif when he and others were left in an isolated fish camp where a small river came into the sea?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

7. Where did Leif get the knife that he wears on his belt in "Island Currents"?
(a) Old Carl.
(b) A sailor on his old ship.
(c) One of the men at the fish camp.
(d) It belonged to his father.

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

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

10. When did Old Carl tell Leif and Little Carl that they could return to the fish camp?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) A month.
(d) Never.

11. What was the child fed in "The Saga of Sea Child"?
(a) Watered-down cow's milk.
(b) Rags dipped in cow's milk and fish oil.
(c) Rags dipped in goat's milk and fish oil.
(d) Watered-down goat's milk.

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

13. What did Old Carl say that bears might do to find a single grub worm to eat?
(a) Rip a whole log apart.
(b) Tear out an entire bush.
(c) Dig a 6-foot hole.
(d) Dig in a hollow tree.

14. How far back do some of the fairly shallow inlets or coves go back into the forest in "Whale Song"?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 300 paces.
(c) 10 to 12 feet.
(d) A few hundred paces.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Whales," about how many young whales does Leif think he sees?

3. In "Whale Song," what trees does Leif find when he moves further into the inlet?

4. How much fish does Leif have left to eat in "Whale Song"?

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

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