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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. How wide does Leif think the wing-span is of eagles he sees in "Hunger"?

2. How long does it take for the first two men who get sick in Leif's camp to die?

3. How many whales start watching Leif when he laughs in "Whales"?

4. How old was Leif when he and others were left in an isolated fish camp where a small river came into the sea?

5. In "Whale Song" as Leif leaves the island, what feeling does he fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Whale Song," what wakes Leif and what thoughts does he have about the sound?

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

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

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

5. In "Whale Song," how does Leif break camp?

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

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

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

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

10. How does plague come to the fish camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leif’s story is about his survival on his own. How do the events in Northwind help Leif grow and mature in the book? What role does learning have in his growth?

Essay Topic 2

Old Carl packs supplies to send with Leif. What do those supplies reveal about Old Carl’s feelings for Leif?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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