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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become," how tall is the shaft Leif cuts for a new spear?
(a) 4 feet.
(b) Twice Leif's height.
(c) Longer than Old Carl was tall.
(d) 3 feet.

2. In "Dancing Giants," what does Leif find on the sides of a long channel he traverses?
(a) Thick brush and stunted trees.
(b) Rock cliffs.
(c) Brambles and stunted trees.
(d) Dense thickets.

3. What is the canoe compared to in "Sliding Currents," when it is caught in the current of the whirlpool?
(a) Piece of fabric.
(b) Floating stick or leaf.
(c) Feather.
(d) Pollen.

4. Where does Leif go at the end of "Dream Story"?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

5. 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.

6. What does Leif want to be the last thing he sees before he falls asleep each night in "Dream Story"?
(a) Stream.
(b) The fire.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Storyboard.

7. In addition to the gray whales, what other whales does Leif see in "Dancing Giants"?
(a) Right whales.
(b) Bryde's whale.
(c) Humpbacks and blues.
(d) Omura's whale.

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

9. What does Leif consider and then reject eating in "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become"?
(a) Ravens.
(b) Grubs.
(c) Crows.
(d) Worms.

10. What birds does Leif decide do not have specific territories?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Jays.
(c) Crows.
(d) Ravens.

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

12. What god does Leif wonder might have saved him in "Sliding Currents"?
(a) Balder.
(b) Freyja.
(c) Frigga.
(d) Odin.

13. In "Dancing Giants," what breaks the monotony of the long, driving passage Leif takes?
(a) Jays and crows.
(b) Ravens and seagulls.
(c) Albatross and gannets.
(d) Eagles and hawks.

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

15. What does Leif put in his mouth because he is hungry in "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become"?
(a) 3 pebbles.
(b) Twig.
(c) 2 pebbles.
(d) Leaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leif go to spend more time watching the ice?

2. What makes Leif look around as he is trying to fish in "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become"?

3. In "Current Sliding," what always follows Leif?

4. In "Dream Story," what word is on the paddle Leif finds?

5. What does Leif think that Old Carol would have called the inlet where he watches the ice?

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