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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. When does whale-Grace leave Leif in "Ice"?
(a) When the currents run strong.
(b) When it storms.
(c) When he stops on an island for 4 days.
(d) When he stops on an island for 3 days.

2. In "Current Sliding," what always follows Leif?
(a) Magpies.
(b) Jays.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Crows.

3. In "Ice," what does Leif call a whale that stays with him for a few days?
(a) Honour.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Grace.
(d) Rebecca.

4. At the end of "Hearbeat; Sea Pulse," what does Leif find?
(a) Delight.
(b) Exuberance.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Joy.

5. In "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse," when Leif makes a proper camp, how long might he stay?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 or 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 1 or 2 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to the gray whales, what other whales does Leif see in "Dancing Giants"?

2. What is the bottom of the water like when Leif finally gets his canoe to an island in "Sliding Currents"?

3. What does Leif want to be the last thing he sees before he falls asleep each night in "Dream Story"?

4. What wakes Leif in "Sliding Currents"?

5. In "Ice," what does Leif see on what he thinks is a ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Heartbeat; Sea Pulse," how does Leif make a paddle to replace the one he lost during the whirlpool?

2. What is one way Leif learns to get across waves by studying the dolphins?

3. What rhythm does Leif fall into in "Current Sliding"?

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

5. How does Leif make a shelter in "Cook Camp"?

6. Why does Leif turn around and go south?

7. How does Leif fashion a drying rack for his salmon?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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