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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Outside - Maybe, Pages 165 - 218).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Odder forget the taste of before long?
(a) Her mother's milk.
(b) Her fish.
(c) Her favorite crabs.
(d) The salty sea.

2. Who does Odder say is responsible for killing otters in the past?
(a) Gods.
(b) Sting rays.
(c) Humans.
(d) Octopuses.

3. How is Odder's prognosis?
(a) Very encouraging.
(b) Grim.
(c) Decent.
(d) There is no prognosis.

4. What advice does Odder hear in her head following the shark attack?
(a) Eat.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Sing.
(d) Head for shore.

5. Who has named Odder "Odder"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who and what should humans keep away from stranded otters?

2. What is the name of the slough where Odder lives?

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

4. What do the older otters say it means when the aquarists name an otter with a name and not a number?

5. How does Odder feel about the idea of returning to the ocean?

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