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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. When Leif tires during his search for an island in "Island Current," what does he do?
(a) Splashes water on his face and eats some salmon.
(b) Dozes and drifts.
(c) Pulls into an inlet and sleeps.
(d) Pulls the canoe on the shore and sleeps in a thicket.

2. In "Island Current," what shape is the island that Leif drifts too?
(a) Rectangular.
(b) Square.
(c) Oval.
(d) Round.

3. If Leif did his chores wrong, what was his punishment?
(a) He would miss a meal.
(b) He would not eat that day.
(c) A beating with a belt.
(d) A beating with wooden rods.

4. What is Leif's canoe made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Pine.
(c) Birch.
(d) Cedar.

5. When Leif and a small thrall boy were left in an isolated fish camp, how many men were left with him?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had little Carl been sold for?

2. How many times does Leif vomit in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," before he is able to keep food down?

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

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

5. What would Leif cook for the sailors to eat?

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