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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Outside - Maybe, Pages 165 - 218).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Odder see on the horizon once while ocean diving that catches her attention?
(a) Sharks.
(b) A sunset.
(c) A storm.
(d) Wild otters.

2. What does Applegate compare Odder to when she was a pup?
(a) A shark.
(b) A dog.
(c) A doll.
(d) An inflatable balloon.

3. What becomes harder for Odder to recall the longer she is in the aquarium?
(a) Her life before coming there.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

4. How does Applegate describe a keystone species?
(a) As nature's blight.
(b) As nature's right.
(c) As nature's war.
(d) As nature's glue.

5. Why are the two older otters permanently at Highwater?
(a) They are too violent.
(b) They are injured.
(c) They are too young.
(d) The aquarists decided they were not fit for the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the shark release Odder from his jaws?

2. What does Odder think of the sounds she hears on shore for the first time as a pup?

3. How should one groom an odder pup?

4. What do the aquarists use to simulate kelp?

5. Where does Odder hone her diving skills while in captivity?

(see the answer key)

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