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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 the humans call Odder at first?
(a) #156.
(b) Pup.
(c) Minnow.
(d) Helen.

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

3. What is the shark glad of as he swims away?
(a) He is not ill any longer.
(b) His embarrassing hunting failure went unwitnessed by other sharks.
(c) He is now well-fed.
(d) He is now able to sleep better.

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

5. About how big was Odder when she was first taken to Highwater?
(a) 1 pound.
(b) 3 pounds.
(c) 8 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Applegate compare the shark to in Part I?

2. What was the shark's last meal?

3. Why does Odder go back towards the shark?

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

5. Where is the first part of the story set?

(see the answer key)

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