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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. What do the waves seem to whisper to otter?
(a) Fight!
(b) Find help.
(c) Let go.
(d) Dream.

5. How does Applegate describe Odder, in general?
(a) As an old soul.
(b) As a free spirit.
(c) As an outlier.
(d) As an outcast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can blood in the water be for an otter?

2. What do the otters need, in general, to survive?

3. What does hunger do to a shark's mind?

4. Where are most of the bites on Odder?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one advantage of venturing further out into the bay for otters?

2. What does the shark think as soon as it bites the otter?

3. What does Odder push Kairi to do in Part I?

4. What are some dangers of the ocean for otters?

5. Why does Odder head for shore after she is badly injured by the shark?

6. What do otters often tuck in a pocket of skin on their arm?

7. What does hunger do to a shark's mind?

8. What does Odder always want to do, even before eating?

9. What is unique about Odder's personality as a pup?

10. What is usually true when a shark bites an otter?

(see the answer keys)

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