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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Odder move following the shark attack?
(a) Jerkily.
(b) She does not move at all; she sinks.
(c) Exactly the same as before the attack.
(d) Fast.

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

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

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

5. What advice did Odder's mother once give her?
(a) Be a good friend.
(b) Go explore freely.
(c) Eat as often as possible.
(d) Stay away from sharks, humans, and all she does not understand.

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

7. What do otters do with pups when they dive for food?
(a) Leave them with friends.
(b) Take them with them.
(c) Leave them on shore.
(d) Tie them into kelp.

8. What does Applegate compare Odder to when she was a pup?
(a) A shark.
(b) An inflatable balloon.
(c) A dog.
(d) A doll.

9. Why do the aquarists only give otters numbered names, at least at first?
(a) So other humans do not feel as attached to them.
(b) Because they like numbers better than letters.
(c) There is no reason.
(d) Because they are shorter to say.

10. What was the shark's last meal?
(a) A seal.
(b) An otter.
(c) A ray and two turtles.
(d) A fish.

11. Who is Odder's best friend?
(a) Henry.
(b) Helen.
(c) Kairi.
(d) Mike.

12. What is one effect of Odder's fur?
(a) It makes her buoyant.
(b) It makes her cooler.
(c) It makes her prickly.
(d) It makes her less friendly.

13. Where is the first part of the story set?
(a) The Cascade Mountains.
(b) Monterey Bay.
(c) The desert in Mirao.
(d) Helena.

14. What does one of the aquarists say to otter on the beach, though otter fails to understand the words?
(a) Do not die.
(b) Win.
(c) Fight.
(d) Hello, old friend.

15. 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. How do otters often communicate with each other?

2. How long does Odder's surgery take?

3. Where are most of the bites on Odder?

4. Where does the storm in Part II leave Odder?

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

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