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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. What birds does Leif hear when he wakes after the first night of his and Little Carl's journey?

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

3. What was the child fed in "The Saga of Sea Child"?

4. Where do the whales take Leif in "Whales"?

5. In "The Saga of Sea Child," how did the child's father die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Leif eat the salmon that he catches in "Whale Song"?

3. When Leif becomes old enough to walk, what does he become?

4. What does a mother whale do when she tires of her young ones playing with the canoe in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

5. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what is the breathing that Leif senses?

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

7. What would happen when the winters are very cold?

8. What is the canoe like that Leif is in and how was it made?

9. What does Leif see in "Whales"?

10. Who is Little Carl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leif was basically a slave on the ships where he worked. How would you compare Leif’s old life to his new life? How does his new life make him independent and the master of his own destiny?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Paulsen use foreshadowing in Northwind? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Paulsen use imagery to help readers imagine the world he has created in Northwind?

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