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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Old Carl tell Leif and Little Carl that they could return to the fish camp?
(a) 6 months.
(b) Never.
(c) 2 months.
(d) A month.

4. In "Whale Song" as Leif leaves the island, what feeling does he fight?
(a) Misery.
(b) Depression.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Melancholy.

5. What does the whale that watches Leif seem to be doing in "Whales"?
(a) Watching.
(b) Observing.
(c) Protecting.
(d) Guarding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leif take from the whales in "Hunger"?

2. As Leif struggles with his fevered madness, what is the weather in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

3. How long does it take for the first two men who get sick in Leif's camp to die?

4. In "Island Current," what birds does Leif hear as he drifts?

5. What covers the island where Leif buries Little Carl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a mother whale do when she tires of her young ones playing with the canoe in "Mother Waters and Brother Whales"?

2. What does Leif dream-remember about the whales?

3. How does Leif eat the salmon that he catches in "Whale Song"?

4. In "Whales," what happens when Leif laughs while he watches the young whales?

5. What happens when Leif is fishing in "Hunger"?

6. How does plague come to the fish camp?

7. What do the whales do with a seashore of stones?

8. In "Whale Song," what encounter does Leif have with a bear?

9. Who is Little Carl?

10. What is the canoe like that Leif is in and how was it made?

(see the answer keys)

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