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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. When Leif wakes in "The Cook Camp," what birds are waiting for his smoke to die down so they can take his salmon?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Jays.

2. At the end of "Hearbeat; Sea Pulse," what does Leif find?
(a) Delight.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Exuberance.
(d) Joy.

3. What did Leif think of doing at his twelfth-year time when Old Carl told him that things might get better or they might get worse?
(a) Jump over the side and let the sharks have him.
(b) Starve himself.
(c) Hang himself.
(d) Steal a boat and escape.

4. Where does Leif go to spend more time watching the ice?
(a) Small fjord.
(b) Small inlet.
(c) Small creek.
(d) Small cove.

5. In "The Cook Camp," what shape does Leif make his drying rack?
(a) Square.
(b) Rectangle.
(c) Circle.
(d) Triangle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ice," where does Leif tie off his canoe?

2. What type of berries does Leif find in "The Cook Camp"?

3. In "Dancing Giants," what does Leif find on the sides of a long channel he traverses?

4. In "Sliding Currents," how many islands has Leif found?

5. In "Dream Story," what does Leif begin calling his journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leif try to pull away from the whirlpool, and how successful is he?

2. In "Cook Camp," why does Leif throw green grass and leaves on his fire?

3. What rhythm does Leif fall into in "Current Sliding"?

4. How are all the islands connected?

5. What does Leif remember about his life before in "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse"?

6. How does Leif make a shelter in "Cook Camp"?

7. What does Leif remember his life was like on the many ships where he had worked?

8. How might a whirlpool form?

9. In "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse," how does Leif make a paddle to replace the one he lost during the whirlpool?

10. What comes to Leif that he describes as the ghost of his mother in "Ice"?

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