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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Leif tires during his search for an island in "Island Current," what does he do?
(a) Pulls into an inlet and sleeps.
(b) Pulls the canoe on the shore and sleeps in a thicket.
(c) Dozes and drifts.
(d) Splashes water on his face and eats some salmon.

2. What birds does Leif hear when he wakes after the first night of his and Little Carl's journey?
(a) Crows.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Blue jays.

3. At the base of what type of tree does Leif bury Little Carl?
(a) Pine.
(b) Cedar.
(c) Balsam.
(d) Fir.

4. How much fish does Leif have left to eat in "Whale Song"?
(a) 1/2 a fish.
(b) A few bites.
(c) Enough to sate his hunger.
(d) 1/4 of a fish.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. In "Hunger," what come to eat with the whales?
(a) Voles.
(b) Beavers.
(c) Birds.
(d) Squirrels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If Leif did his chores wrong, what was his punishment?

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

3. What is Leif's canoe made of?

4. Where does Old Carl send Leif and Little Carl when the men get sick?

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

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