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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Odder think of the sounds she hears on shore for the first time as a pup?
(a) They are harsh.
(b) They sound like her mother.
(c) They are gentle.
(d) They sound like bird calls.

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

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

4. What do otters sometimes ingest that makes them sick?
(a) Kelp.
(b) Clams.
(c) Sting rays.
(d) Plastic trash.

5. What does Odder think about the staff at the aquarium?
(a) They are not very smart.
(b) They are first-rate.
(c) They have no sense of humor.
(d) They are faceless.

6. Where did Odder learn to be an otter?
(a) The store.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Highwater.
(d) The Kelp Mark.

7. Who does the shark attack first?
(a) Kairi.
(b) Helen.
(c) Michele.
(d) Henry.

8. What do Odder and her best friend sometimes call each other as a nickname?
(a) Pup.
(b) Minnow.
(c) Harrow.
(d) Baby.

9. What kind of a place is the ocean to call home for otters?
(a) A safe one.
(b) A stale one.
(c) A bright one.
(d) A cold one.

10. What does otter accept when she hears the familiar vocies of the aquarists on the beach?
(a) Her fate.
(b) The sun.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her friends.

11. What does Odder always want to do, even more than eating?
(a) Sing.
(b) Go on land.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Play.

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

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

14. How does every breath on the beach feel to otter?
(a) It feels clear.
(b) It burns.
(c) It feels wicked.
(d) It feels natural.

15. What do otters do in addition to just sleeping?
(a) Ride bicycles.
(b) Dream.
(c) Share their dreams with each other.
(d) Study their own sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do otters do with pups when they dive for food?

2. Why does Kairi want to turn back into the slough?

3. What do sharks not eat as a rule?

4. What part of Kairi does the shark nip?

5. About how long can an Odder stay underwater?

(see the answer keys)

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