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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 "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become," how many fish does Leif catch after the encounter with the bear?

2. How many times does Leif have to make sparks to get a small fire going in "The Cook Camp"?

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

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

5. In "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become," what dream does Leif wake from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leif make a shelter in "Cook Camp"?

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

3. What rhythm does Leif fall into in "Current Sliding"?

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

5. In "Cook Camp," why does Leif throw green grass and leaves on his fire?

6. In "Ice," what does Leif remember about Old Carl?

7. In "Ice," what happens when Leif comes to a small island well offshore and stays there for three days?

8. What does Leif remember about his life before in "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse"?

9. What is one way Leif learns to get across waves by studying the dolphins?

10. Why does Leif turn around and go south?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Leif encounters many dangers on his trip north. What are some dangers he encounters? How does he deal with those dangers? What does he learn about dealing with dangers, and how does that knowledge help him survive?

Essay Topic 3

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

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