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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Confusion - Too Close, Pages 55 - 110).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the shark release Odder from his jaws?
(a) She fights too hard.
(b) She is too big.
(c) She has too much blubber.
(d) She is not the kind of animal he eats.

2. What is the shark glad of as he swims away?
(a) His embarrassing hunting failure went unwitnessed by other sharks.
(b) He is now able to sleep better.
(c) He is not ill any longer.
(d) He is now well-fed.

3. What does Ondine wake to on day 32 of Odder's life?
(a) The smell of a storm.
(b) The sea looking polluted.
(c) The smell of a shark.
(d) The sea looking bright and warm.

4. What do otters do in addition to just sleeping?
(a) Study their own sleep.
(b) Dream.
(c) Ride bicycles.
(d) Share their dreams with each other.

5. Why do the aquarists only give otters numbered names, at least at first?
(a) So other humans do not feel as attached to them.
(b) There is no reason.
(c) Because they like numbers better than letters.
(d) Because they are shorter to say.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some say about the food in Monterey Bay?

2. What is a favorite food for Odder?

3. Where are most of the bites on Odder?

4. Who does Odder think would have liked her mother if they had had a chance to meet?

5. What do otters do with pups when they dive for food?

(see the answer key)

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