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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Odder keep tucked in a fold of skin under her arm?
(a) A rock.
(b) A clam.
(c) A pin.
(d) A hairbrush.
2. Why does Odder get so close to humans?
(a) She does not know herself.
(b) She wants food from them.
(c) Curiosity and a little bit of affection.
(d) Fear.
3. What do otters sometimes ingest that makes them sick?
(a) Plastic trash.
(b) Sting rays.
(c) Clams.
(d) Kelp.
4. What does hunger do to a shark's mind?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Focus it.
(c) Make it spotty.
(d) Make it less elastic.
5. What does Applegate compare Odder to when she was a pup?
(a) A shark.
(b) An inflatable balloon.
(c) A doll.
(d) A dog.
6. What does Odder like the feel of on the beach?
(a) The sun.
(b) The towel.
(c) The kelp.
(d) The moonlight.
7. What does Odder always want to do, even more than eating?
(a) Play.
(b) Go on land.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sing.
8. How do otter mothers hold their young?
(a) They do not hold their young.
(b) On their heads.
(c) In their tail.
(d) On their stomachs as they float.
9. What do some say about the food in Monterey Bay?
(a) It is toxic.
(b) It is better than in the slough.
(c) It is scarce.
(d) It is no different than that in the slough.
10. How do the aquarists usually react when they lose an animal?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are sad for days.
(c) They are suspicious.
(d) They are resigned.
11. 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.
12. Where does the storm in Part II leave Odder?
(a) On the shore.
(b) Near sharks.
(c) Near a kayaker.
(d) In the cave.
13. What does Applegate compare a shark taste-testing things to?
(a) An otter all the time.
(b) A human at a buffet.
(c) A bird with seed.
(d) A baby llama.
14. What do the otters need, in general, to survive?
(a) All the help they can get.
(b) Very hot weather.
(c) Music.
(d) A hairbrush.
15. Why does the shark release Odder from his jaws?
(a) She is too big.
(b) She has too much blubber.
(c) She is not the kind of animal he eats.
(d) She fights too hard.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Odder think would have liked her mother if they had had a chance to meet?
2. What is a slough like for an otter?
3. About how big was Odder when she was first taken to Highwater?
4. How long is Odder?
5. What is the most important lesson Ondine shares with Odder?
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