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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Whale Song" and "Wind Music".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many thrusts does it take for Leif to pull away from the island into deep water in "Whale Song"?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1 or 2.

3. What had little Carl been sold for?
(a) Whale oil.
(b) Fishing net.
(c) Folded bolt of heavy cloth.
(d) Seal pelt.

4. In "The Saga of Sea Child," because of what the child was born clutching, what type of life was expected for the child?
(a) Hardship and danger.
(b) Long life.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) Calamity and peril.

5. How many fish hooks has Old Carl packed for Leif?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What diameter willow does Leif cut in "Whale Song"?

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

3. In "Mother Waters and Brother Whales," what does Leif hear that seeps into his unconsciousness?

4. In "Island Current," what shape is the island that Leif drifts too?

5. How much salmon do Leif, little Carl, and the men smoke and dry?

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