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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. Why does the shark release Odder from his jaws?
(a) She is too big.
(b) She fights too hard.
(c) She has too much blubber.
(d) She is not the kind of animal he eats.

2. What does the quick-tempered bay feel like to Odder?
(a) It does not care whether she lives or dies.
(b) It feels like a tank.
(c) It feels like her mother's arms.
(d) It feels like it hates her.

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

4. How often do Odder's ocean-diving lessons happen?
(a) Almost daily.
(b) Once every two weeks.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Yearly.

5. What do the aquarists put at the bottom of Odder's practice pool to entice her to dive?
(a) Her towel.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her bottle.
(d) Clams and mussels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Odder keep thinking as the humans take her in Part III?

2. How do otter mothers hold their young?

3. How does Applegate describe Odder, in general?

4. Why does Odder go back towards the shark?

5. What can hope be?

(see the answer key)

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