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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. How many fish hooks has Old Carl packed for Leif?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. 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 pollen.
(c) Like a feather.
(d) Life a flower.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had little Carl been sold for?

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

3. What wakes Leif in "Whale Song"?

4. How deep does Leif wade when he fishes in "Whale Song"?

5. What does Leif find to eat down the first deep opening in "Whale Song"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Leif see in "Whales"?

3. Who is Little Carl?

4. How does Leif make a fish spear?

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

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

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. What does Leif dream-remember about the whales?

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

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

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