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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. What is it called when otters link themselves together?
(a) A moat.
(b) A fleet.
(c) A raft.
(d) A float.

2. What is a slough like for an otter?
(a) A heaven.
(b) A song.
(c) A ring.
(d) A fort.

3. Why does Kairi want to turn back into the slough?
(a) She wants to check on her pup.
(b) She is afraid of the dangers of the bay.
(c) She is too hot in the sun.
(d) She wants to check on her mother.

4. Why are the two older otters permanently at Highwater?
(a) They are injured.
(b) The aquarists decided they were not fit for the ocean.
(c) They are too young.
(d) They are too violent.

5. Where does Odder hone her diving skills while in captivity?
(a) In the medium group otter tank.
(b) She does not hone her diving skills.
(c) In the small tank.
(d) In the large tank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the aquarists' motto when working with otters?

2. What does Odder think of the sounds she hears on shore for the first time as a pup?

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

4. Why do the aquarists only give otters numbered names, at least at first?

5. What is the usual pattern of an otter's life?

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