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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 does Odder ask Gracie and Holly when she first sees them again?
(a) If there is a pup here.
(b) If her mother is here.
(c) If Kairi is also here.
(d) If her sister is here.

2. How does Applegate describe an otter's jaws?
(a) Yielding.
(b) Steel-trap cruel.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Soft.

3. What takes all of Odder's strength to do at first?
(a) Dream.
(b) Play.
(c) Dive.
(d) Eat.

4. What do the aquarists use to simulate kelp?
(a) Strands of fabric like at the car wash.
(b) Basil.
(c) Pine cones.
(d) Palm fronds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the aquarists be confident of as they watch their otters go back to the wild?

2. What does Odder think of the animals who care for her?

3. What do humans think is the best approach to teaching otters how to live?

4. What part of Kairi does the shark nip?

5. What does Odder do for the first few days with the new pup?

(see the answer key)

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