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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 does the whale that watches Leif seem to be doing in "Whales"?
(a) Guarding.
(b) Protecting.
(c) Watching.
(d) Observing.

2. Where does Old Carl send Leif and Little Carl when the men get sick?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

3. In "Whale Song" as Leif leaves the island, what feeling does he fight?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Depression.
(d) Misery.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long after the dark ship leaves do men in Leif's camp get sick?

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

4. How many whales does Leif think he sees in "Whales"?

5. In "Hunger," what cuts across the narrow stone-ledge outlet where Leif finds himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the circumstances of Leif's birth?

3. In "Whales," where do the whales push/lead Leif?

4. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what is the breathing that Leif senses?

5. What is Leif's condition at the beginning of "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

6. In "Hunger," what does Leif decided is the driving force of everything in nature?

7. What happens to Leif when he is orphaned?

8. How does Leif make a fish spear?

9. Who is Little Carl?

10. In "Whales," what happens when Leif laughs while he watches the young whales?

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