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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animals can Leif hear as he drifts in "Island Current"?

3. In "The Saga of Sea Child" of whom was the child born?

4. How wide does Leif think the wing-span is of eagles he sees in "Hunger"?

5. In "Whale Song," how many fish does Leif catch on his first try with his spear?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leif bury Little Carl's body?

2. What would happen when the winters are very cold?

3. Where is Leif left when he is 12 and why?

4. How does Leif clean up the canoe?

5. In "Whales," why should Leif be afraid of the orcas?

6. What does Leif see in "Whales"?

7. What does a mother whale do when she tires of her young ones playing with the canoe in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

8. In "Wind Music," how does Leif chase away depressive thoughts?

9. How does Leif travel in "Whale Song," and why are some of the inlets and coves inaccessible to him?

10. What do the whales do with a seashore of stones?

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