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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sliding Currents," how deep is the water when Leif feels the canoe bump against the shore?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Knee.
(c) Ankle.
(d) Waist.

2. What did Leif sleep on when he was on the ships?
(a) Rags.
(b) Moldy blankets.
(c) Moldy sailcloth.
(d) Curled up ropes.

3. When Leif comes out of the fog in "Dancing Giants," what type of whales does he see?
(a) Fin.
(b) Orca.
(c) Bowhead.
(d) Gray.

4. In "Sliding Currents," what does the air seem to be made of when the whirlpool dissipates and Leif surfaces?
(a) Nectar.
(b) Sap.
(c) Honey.
(d) Ambrosia.

5. How deep is the water Leif stands in when he is five paces from the bear in "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become"?
(a) Knee deep.
(b) Ankle deep.
(c) Hip deep.
(d) Waist deep.

6. In "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse," how many days does it take Leif go in and follow the shoreline around and back out of the canyons he starts to find?
(a) 3 or 4 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 or 3 days.
(d) 5 days.

7. What does Leif put under the canoe for a bed if he makes a proper camp in "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse"?
(a) Blanket.
(b) Pine boughs.
(c) Pine needles.
(d) Cedar limbs.

8. In "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse," when Leif makes a proper camp, how long might he stay?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 or 2 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 or 3 days.

9. What wakes Leif in "Sliding Currents"?
(a) Scat from a bird.
(b) Sun going under.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Raven.

10. How many salmon does Leif catch in "Ice"?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

11. Where does Leif go to spend more time watching the ice?
(a) Small fjord.
(b) Small creek.
(c) Small inlet.
(d) Small cove.

12. What does Leif think that Old Carol would have called the inlet where he watches the ice?
(a) Loch.
(b) Fjord.
(c) Bight.
(d) Firth.

13. In "Sliding Currents," what does Leif thinks it feels like are pulling his legs as he is dragged into the center of the whirlpool?
(a) Bears.
(b) Claws.
(c) Paws.
(d) Fists.

14. In "The Cook Camp," how many days does Leif plan to spend smoking fish?
(a) 2 or 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6
(d) 4 or 5.

15. What type of berries does Leif find in "The Cook Camp"?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Barberries.
(c) Huckleberries.
(d) Blackberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Leif tries to navigate around the whales in "Dancing Giants," what does he find himself hanging onto?

2. How many fish does Leif catch in "The Cook Camp"?

3. In "The Cook Camp," what shape does Leif make his drying rack?

4. In "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse," what type of wood does Leif use to make a replacement paddle?

5. In "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become," how tall is the shaft Leif cuts for a new spear?

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