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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What animals do humans NOT pity?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Otters.
(d) Clams.

7. What can blood in the water be for an otter?
(a) An invitation for further attack.
(b) A sign of a lost parent.
(c) A sign of rescue.
(d) A sign food for her is nearby.

8. 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 bird calls.
(c) They are gentle.
(d) They sound like her mother.

9. How do otter mothers hold their young?
(a) In their tail.
(b) On their stomachs as they float.
(c) They do not hold their young.
(d) On their heads.

10. 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.

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

12. What do some say about the food in Monterey Bay?
(a) It is no different than that in the slough.
(b) It is toxic.
(c) It is better than in the slough.
(d) It is scarce.

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

14. Where does the storm in Part II leave Odder?
(a) In the cave.
(b) Near a kayaker.
(c) Near sharks.
(d) On the shore.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Applegate describe an otter's jaws?

2. What does Odder keep tucked in a fold of skin under her arm?

3. What is the aquarium in the bay called?

4. What was the shark's last meal?

5. Why do the aquarists only give otters numbered names, at least at first?

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