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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leif think that Old Carol would have called the inlet where he watches the ice?

2. What type of berries does Leif find in "The Cook Camp"?

3. In "The Cook Camp," what does Leif remember he got the worst beating for when he was a galley thrall on ships?

4. How many fish does Leif catch in "The Cook Camp"?

5. When does Leif leave the ice wall in "Dream Story"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leif get trapped among jumping whales, and how does he get free in "Dancing Giants"?

2. What does Leif hear and have happen when he spots a fjord in "Ice"?

3. After being stuck in the whirlpool, how does Leif get his canoe to the shore, and what is he missing when he gets there?

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

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

6. In "Cook Camp," what does Leif see when he wakes?

7. In "Dancing GIants," why does Leif have to tie the canoe off and hang and rest?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leif gets caught in a whirlpool. How does Leif get caught in a whirlpool? What does he learn about tides? How does that knowledge change his habits on the water?

Essay Topic 2

Leif encounters a bear. How does that encounter influence and change his actions in the future?

Essay Topic 3

Leif is born holding a blood clot in his fist. What meaning do people ascribe to that happening and why? What role does superstition play in the culture where Leif is born and lives?

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