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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. In "Hunger," about how many eagles does Leif see?

2. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," how does the canoe move across the water when creatures are pushing it?

3. How far is Leif able to paddle when the wind is against him in "Hunger"?

4. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what brings Leif to consciousness?

5. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what does Leif feel when he thinks he has lived while the others have died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Leif dream-remember about the whales?

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

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

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

6. What do the sailors search for in their boats?

7. Who is Little Carl?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leif watches as whales and birds kill and eat salmon. What does Leif observe as he watches whales and bird kill and eat salmon? Why does he drive the interaction as a battle? What does that battle reveal to him about hunger as a motivator and driving force?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Leif encounters a bear. How does that encounter influence and change his actions in the future?

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