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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Mother Waters and Brother Whales" and "Island Currents".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals can Leif hear as he drifts in "Island Current"?
(a) Silver squirrels.
(b) Red squirrels.
(c) Black squirrels.
(d) Gray squirrels.

2. How long after the dark ship leaves do men in Leif's camp get sick?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 10 days.

3. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," how does the canoe move across the water when creatures are pushing it?
(a) Like a feather.
(b) Like a leaf.
(c) Life a flower.
(d) Like pollen.

4. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what does Leif hear that seeps into his unconsciousness?
(a) Birds.
(b) Wind in the pines.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Waves on the canoe.

5. Where did Leif get the knife that he wears on his belt in "Island Currents"?
(a) A sailor on his old ship.
(b) One of the men at the fish camp.
(c) Old Carl.
(d) It belonged to his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Leif tires during his search for an island in "Island Current," what does he do?

2. Where does a whale mother push the canoe in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

3. What creatures comes near the boat when Leif is unconscious in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

4. What is Leif's canoe made of?

5. In "Men Who Have Lost Their Shadows," how many men come from a death ship?

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