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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 deep does Leif wade when he fishes in "Whale Song"?
(a) Knee deep.
(b) Shoulder deep.
(c) Ankle deep.
(d) Waist deep.

2. After the whales and other creatures leave in "Hunger," what is the only sign they were there?
(a) Stains on the rocks.
(b) Guts on the shore.
(c) Bones on the shore.
(d) Dead salmon floating onto the shore.

3. How old was Leif when he and others were left in an isolated fish camp where a small river came into the sea?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

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

5. What did Old Carl say that bears might do to find a single grub worm to eat?
(a) Tear out an entire bush.
(b) Dig in a hollow tree.
(c) Rip a whole log apart.
(d) Dig a 6-foot hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What diameter willow does Leif cut in "Whale Song"?

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

3. What had little Carl been sold for?

4. Where does Old Carl send Leif and Little Carl when the men get sick?

5. The first night on their journey, where do Leif and Little Carl sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Leif clean up the canoe?

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

5. Who is Little Carl?

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

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

8. How does plague come to the fish camp?

9. How does Leif get Little Carl's body out of the canoe?

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

(see the answer keys)

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