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

2. In "The Saga of Sea Child," because of what the child was born clutching, what type of life was expected for the child?
(a) Calamity and peril.
(b) Hardship and danger.
(c) Long life.
(d) Good fortune.

3. What does Leif dream of first while he dozes and his soup cooks in "Whale Song"?
(a) Old Carl.
(b) The death ship.
(c) Little Carl.
(d) Bear.

4. How many times does Leif vomit in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," before he is able to keep food down?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What diameter willow does Leif cut in "Whale Song"?
(a) Finger's length.
(b) Wrist's length.
(c) 10 inches.
(d) 5 inches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Old Carl say that bears might do to find a single grub worm to eat?

3. What was the child born clutching in "The Saga of Sea Child"?

4. How many whales start watching Leif when he laughs in "Whales"?

5. As Leif struggles with his fevered madness, what is the weather in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leif eat the salmon that he catches in "Whale Song"?

2. What is the canoe like that Leif is in and how was it made?

3. How does hunger affect Leif when he wakes in "Whale Song"?

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

5. What does Leif see in "Whales"?

6. How does Leif clean up the canoe?

7. What do the sailors search for in their boats?

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

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

10. How is Leif led to the island where he decides to bury Little Carl?

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