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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. How do otter mothers hold their young?
(a) In their tail.
(b) They do not hold their young.
(c) On their heads.
(d) On their stomachs as they float.

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

3. Where are most of the bites on Odder?
(a) Her head.
(b) Her tail.
(c) Her fin.
(d) Her belly.

4. How long is Odder?
(a) 4 meters.
(b) 3 meters.
(c) 1.2. meters.
(d) 2.6 meters.

5. What kind of humans does Odder love?
(a) Children.
(b) Kayakers.
(c) Fisherpeople.
(d) Marathoners.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long can an Odder stay underwater?

2. What do the otters need, in general, to survive?

3. What does otter think when she hears the familiar voices of aquarists on the beach?

4. Who does Odder think would have liked her mother if they had had a chance to meet?

5. What kind of a place is the ocean to call home for otters?

(see the answer key)

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