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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 could Odder never seem to stop searching for, even though she had left them behind?
(a) Sunsets.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Humans.
(d) Books.

2. What is the usual pattern of an otter's life?
(a) Mostly sleep.
(b) Mostly groom.
(c) Eat, groom, sleep, and play.
(d) Eat, groom, reproduce, hibernate, and play.

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

4. What does Odder think of solid food?
(a) It tastes synthetic.
(b) It tastes like towels.
(c) It is delicious.
(d) It is bad.

5. What scent does Odder get for the first time in the aquarium in Part III?
(a) The scent of rays.
(b) The scent of sharks.
(c) The scent of toast.
(d) The scent of other otters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the pup do all day the first day in the tank with Odder?

3. What is the shark glad of as he swims away?

4. What is it called when otters link themselves together?

5. What does Odder fight in her dreams?

(see the answer key)

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