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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. How much older than Odder is her best friend?
(a) 2 years.
(b) They are the same exact age.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 years.

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

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

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

5. What does Odder keep tucked in a fold of skin under her arm?
(a) A clam.
(b) A pin.
(c) A rock.
(d) A hairbrush.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long can an Odder stay underwater?

2. Who does Odder think would have liked her mother if they had had a chance to meet?

3. What does Applegate compare a shark taste-testing things to?

4. What are there more of in the slough than outside of it?

5. Where did Odder learn to be an otter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the shark attack Kairi and not Odder?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do Odder's otter friends call her, and what do humans call her?

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

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