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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many more fish does Leif capture in "Hunger," after the fish start to panic and before he sees the whales?

3. At the base of what type of tree does Leif bury Little Carl?

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

5. How far back do some of the fairly shallow inlets or coves go back into the forest in "Whale Song"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where is Leif left when he is 12 and why?

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

7. How does Leif make a fish spear?

8. In "Whales," what happens when Leif laughs while he watches the young whales?

9. How does plague come to the fish camp?

10. How does Leif clean up the canoe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leif gets caught in a whirlpool. How does Leif get caught in a whirlpool? What does he learn about tides? How does that knowledge change his habits on the water?

Essay Topic 2

Leif buries Little Carl and builds a cairn over the body. What do the burial rituals Leif follows reveal about how Leif perceives death and about Norse burial rituals?

Essay Topic 3

Leif deliberately attempts to keep his mind from dwelling on negatives. How and why does Leif try to keep his mind from dwelling on negatives? Why is it important for him to focus on positive things?

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