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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 "Whale Song," what trees does Leif find when he moves further into the inlet?
(a) Cedar.
(b) Spruce.
(c) Willows.
(d) Birch.

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. How far back do some of the fairly shallow inlets or coves go back into the forest in "Whale Song"?
(a) A few hundred paces.
(b) 300 paces.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 10 to 12 feet.

4. As Leif struggles with his fevered madness, what is the weather in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Cloudy.
(d) Windy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much salmon do Leif, little Carl, and the men smoke and dry?

2. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," how does the canoe move across the water when creatures are pushing it?

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

4. What does Leif dream of first while he dozes and his soup cooks in "Whale Song"?

5. When Leif and a small thrall boy were left in an isolated fish camp, how many men were left with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Leif make a fish spear?

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

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

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