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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. What is one effect of Odder's fur?
(a) It makes her prickly.
(b) It makes her cooler.
(c) It makes her buoyant.
(d) It makes her less friendly.

2. How should humans approach a stranded otter on the beach?
(a) Happily.
(b) Blithely.
(c) Warily.
(d) Not at all.

3. How long does Odder's surgery take?
(a) She does not have surgery.
(b) A day.
(c) About 30 minutes.
(d) Hours.

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

5. What do the humans call Odder at first?
(a) Pup.
(b) Helen.
(c) Minnow.
(d) #156.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Odder learn to be an otter?

2. What does Applegate compare Odder to when she was a pup?

3. What is a slough like for an otter?

4. What is a favorite food for Odder?

5. Why do the aquarists only give otters numbered names, at least at first?

(see the answer key)

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