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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Odder's best friend?
(a) Henry.
(b) Helen.
(c) Kairi.
(d) Mike.
2. What do some say about the food in Monterey Bay?
(a) It is toxic.
(b) It is no different than that in the slough.
(c) It is scarce.
(d) It is better than in the slough.
3. Why do the aquarists only give otters numbered names, at least at first?
(a) Because they are shorter to say.
(b) Because they like numbers better than letters.
(c) There is no reason.
(d) So other humans do not feel as attached to them.
4. What advice does Odder hear in her head following the shark attack?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Eat.
(c) Head for shore.
(d) Sing.
5. Why does Odder go back towards the shark?
(a) To save the pup.
(b) To honor her mother.
(c) To try to save Kairi.
(d) To try to save the pack.
6. Who has named Odder "Odder"?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.
7. What is the usual pattern of an otter's life?
(a) Mostly groom.
(b) Eat, groom, sleep, and play.
(c) Eat, groom, reproduce, hibernate, and play.
(d) Mostly sleep.
8. Which of Odder's friends is very cautious?
(a) Kairi.
(b) Helen.
(c) Henry.
(d) Michael.
9. Where are most of the bites on Odder?
(a) Her head.
(b) Her fin.
(c) Her belly.
(d) Her tail.
10. What is the aquarium in the bay called?
(a) Clearwater.
(b) Wellwater.
(c) Highwater.
(d) Brightwater.
11. What does Odder always want to do, even more than eating?
(a) Go on land.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Play.
(d) Sing.
12. What does one of the aquarists say to otter on the beach, though otter fails to understand the words?
(a) Fight.
(b) Win.
(c) Hello, old friend.
(d) Do not die.
13. How does every breath on the beach feel to otter?
(a) It feels clear.
(b) It feels wicked.
(c) It feels natural.
(d) It burns.
14. About how long can an Odder stay underwater?
(a) 6 to 7 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 30 seconds.
(d) 3 minutes.
15. How does Odder's cage smell?
(a) Antiseptic and unnatural.
(b) Like her mother.
(c) Like kelp.
(d) Like Kairi.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are there more of in the slough than outside of it?
2. What do Odder and her best friend sometimes call each other as a nickname?
3. What can blood in the water be for an otter?
4. What do humans call it when otters use rocks for tasks?
5. About how big was Odder when she was first taken to Highwater?
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