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

2. In "Ice," how long does Leif camp on the side of the first bay where he was trapped by the whales?

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

4. What did Leif think of doing at his twelfth-year time when Old Carl told him that things might get better or they might get worse?

5. What does Leif think that Old Carol would have called the inlet where he watches the ice?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Dancing GIants," why does Leif have to tie the canoe off and hang and rest?

2. In "Changes; Skin to Wood to Water to Become," what does Leif determine to do after his encounter with the bear?

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

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

5. What does Leif think he sees in the distance in "Ice," and what does he find when he gets closer?

6. How are all the islands connected?

7. What does Leif remember his life was like on the many ships where he had worked?

8. In "Dream Story," how does Leif time his departure from the ice wall?

9. What does Leif hear and have happen when he spots a fjord in "Ice"?

10. How does the land change as the sea grows larger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leif has fond memories of Old Carl. What type of relationship has Leif had with Old Carl? How has Old Carl helped Leif be the person that he is?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Leif catches cholera. How does Leif recover? How do purpose and a plan give him strength as he recovers?

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