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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. How does Odder move following the shark attack?
(a) Exactly the same as before the attack.
(b) Fast.
(c) She does not move at all; she sinks.
(d) Jerkily.

2. What is the aquarium in the bay called?
(a) Highwater.
(b) Brightwater.
(c) Wellwater.
(d) Clearwater.

3. What do humans call it when otters use rocks for tasks?
(a) Tool use.
(b) Hand use.
(c) High use.
(d) Rock use.

4. Where did Odder learn to be an otter?
(a) The store.
(b) Highwater.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The Kelp Mark.

5. What can blood in the water be for an otter?
(a) An invitation for further attack.
(b) A sign of a lost parent.
(c) A sign of rescue.
(d) A sign food for her is nearby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Applegate compare the shark to in Part I?

2. Who wrote "It is a happy talent to know how to play"?

3. How do the aquarists usually react when they lose an animal?

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

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

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