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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 "Sliding Currents," what does Leif see caught in the whirlpool he is trapped in?
(a) Large log.
(b) Oar.
(c) Dead tree.
(d) Piece of wood.

2. What is the bottom of the water like when Leif finally gets his canoe to an island in "Sliding Currents"?
(a) Rocky and gravelly.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Boulders and rocks.
(d) Littered with logs.

3. What does Leif do after he pushes the canoe on shore at the end of "Sliding Currents"?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Picks and eats blackberries.
(c) Builds a fire.
(d) Fishes and cooks a fish.

4. How many fish does Leif have smoked when he goes up the long, driving passage in "Dancing Giants"?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. What makes Leif look around as he is trying to fish in "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become"?
(a) Silence.
(b) Chatter of birds.
(c) Gurling or ravens.
(d) Cawing of crows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leif go to spend more time watching the ice?

2. What does Leif think that Old Carol would have called the inlet where he watches the ice?

3. When Leif ties off his canoe and goes ashore near a cove in "Ice," what does he find to eat?

4. What god does Leif wonder might have saved him in "Sliding Currents"?

5. In "Dancing Giants," how does Leif empty the water out of his canoe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Leif turn around and go south?

2. How does the land change as the sea grows larger?

3. What does Leif hear and have happen when he spots a fjord in "Ice"?

4. How does Leif fashion a drying rack for his salmon?

5. What does Leif think he sees in the distance in "Ice," and what does he find when he gets closer?

6. After being stuck in the whirlpool, how does Leif get his canoe to the shore, and what is he missing when he gets there?

7. What becomes Leif's routine in "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse"?

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

9. What is the island like that Leif choses for his cook camp?

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

(see the answer keys)

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