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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous movie about sharks does Applegate reference in this section?
(a) Shark Bites.
(b) Jaws.
(c) Sharknado.
(d) Shark Tales.

2. How does Applegate describe the ER where Odder is taken?
(a) Unusual but well-equipped.
(b) Too small.
(c) Large.
(d) Dirty.

3. What is the usual pattern of an otter's life?
(a) Eat, groom, sleep, and play.
(b) Mostly groom.
(c) Eat, groom, reproduce, hibernate, and play.
(d) Mostly sleep.

4. What does Applegate compare the shark to in Part I?
(a) A small baby.
(b) A fairy.
(c) A song.
(d) A soundless ocean ghost.

5. Why does Odder go back towards the shark?
(a) To save the pup.
(b) To try to save the pack.
(c) To try to save Kairi.
(d) To honor her mother.

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

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

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

9. Which of Odder's friends is very cautious?
(a) Michael.
(b) Helen.
(c) Kairi.
(d) Henry.

10. What do sharks not eat as a rule?
(a) Otters.
(b) Fish.
(c) Seals.
(d) Sea Lions.

11. What is the name of the slough where Odder lives?
(a) Elkhorn.
(b) Milhorn.
(c) Horn.
(d) Bighorn.

12. What does otter think when she hears the familiar voices of aquarists on the beach?
(a) She is embarrassed.
(b) She will see her mother soon.
(c) She is triumphant.
(d) She has failed.

13. What species is Odder?
(a) J.l. henri.
(b) E.l. meiris.
(c) E.l. nereis.
(d) B.I. withi.

14. Who does Odder think would have liked her mother if they had had a chance to meet?
(a) Mike.
(b) Inglis.
(c) Kairi.
(d) Henry.

15. What do the waves seem to whisper to otter?
(a) Fight!
(b) Find help.
(c) Dream.
(d) Let go.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Kairi does the shark nip?

2. What does Applegate compare a shark taste-testing things to?

3. Why does Odder get so close to humans?

4. What can be difficult about Highwater once you have checked in?

5. What is one effect of Odder's fur?

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