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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 do Odder and her best friend sometimes call each other as a nickname?
(a) Harrow.
(b) Baby.
(c) Pup.
(d) Minnow.

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

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

4. Who and what should humans keep away from stranded otters?
(a) Wind.
(b) Sun.
(c) Dogs and other humans who want to get too close.
(d) Rain.

5. How does Odder's cage smell?
(a) Like her mother.
(b) Like kelp.
(c) Antiseptic and unnatural.
(d) Like Kairi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the shark's last meal?

2. How do otters often communicate with each other?

3. How is Odder's prognosis?

4. How does every breath on the beach feel to otter?

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

(see the answer key)

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