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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. How much older than Odder is her best friend?
(a) They are the same exact age.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 6 months.

2. What does hunger do to a shark's mind?
(a) Make it less elastic.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Focus it.
(d) Make it spotty.

3. What is the "way of things" with otter mothers?
(a) They sing all the time.
(b) They move on.
(c) They love pups forever.
(d) They die soon after birth.

4. How do otters often communicate with each other?
(a) Through singing.
(b) Through touch.
(c) Through taste.
(d) Through smell.

5. How does Applegate describe Odder, in general?
(a) As a free spirit.
(b) As an outcast.
(c) As an old soul.
(d) As an outlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Odder ask Gracie and Holly when she first sees them again?

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

3. What are there more of in the slough than outside of it?

4. What is a slough like for an otter?

5. How should humans approach a stranded otter on the beach?

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