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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. The first night on their journey, where do Leif and Little Carl sleep?
(a) In a cave.
(b) Under a thicket.
(c) In the canoe.
(d) Under a pine tree.

2. How wide does Leif think the wing-span is of eagles he sees in "Hunger"?
(a) As wide as his outstretched arms.
(b) 3-4 feet.
(c) 5-6 feet.
(d) As wide as a young whale.

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

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

5. How many bears does Leif see as he paddles away from his cooking spot in "Wind Music"?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the whales take Leif in "Whales"?

2. If Leif did his chores wrong, what was his punishment?

3. In "Island Current," what birds does Leif hear as he drifts?

4. How many rocks, none bigger than Leif's fist, cover the shore where Leif goes with the whales in "Whales"?

5. In "Hunger," about how many eagles does Leif see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Leif when he is orphaned?

4. How does Leif clean up the canoe?

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

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

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

8. In "Whale Song," what encounter does Leif have with a bear?

9. What does Leif see in "Whales"?

10. What does Leif dream-remember about the whales?

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