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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Small - Author's Note, Pages 219 - 271).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can hope be?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Happy.
(c) Exhausting.
(d) A burden.

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

3. What are there more of in the slough than outside of it?
(a) Hens.
(b) Trees.
(c) Mulberries.
(d) Humans.

4. How often do Odder's ocean-diving lessons happen?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Almost daily.
(c) Yearly.
(d) Once every two weeks.

5. Where is the first part of the story set?
(a) The Cascade Mountains.
(b) Monterey Bay.
(c) Helena.
(d) The desert in Mirao.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Applegate describe the ER where Odder is taken?

2. What does the quick-tempered bay feel like to Odder?

3. What does hunger do to a shark's mind?

4. What is all it takes to change your life forever when the ocean is your home?

5. Why are the two older otters permanently at Highwater?

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