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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. Where is the first part of the story set?
(a) The Cascade Mountains.
(b) The desert in Mirao.
(c) Helena.
(d) Monterey Bay.

2. What was the shark's last meal?
(a) A ray and two turtles.
(b) A fish.
(c) An otter.
(d) A seal.

3. What do otters turn frolicking into?
(a) An art.
(b) A show.
(c) A song.
(d) A science.

4. What is the name of the slough where Odder lives?
(a) Elkhorn.
(b) Bighorn.
(c) Horn.
(d) Milhorn.

5. What is one effect of Odder's fur?
(a) It makes her cooler.
(b) It makes her less friendly.
(c) It makes her prickly.
(d) It makes her buoyant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do sharks not eat as a rule?

3. What does Ondine wake to on day 32 of Odder's life?

4. What is the shark glad of as he swims away?

5. What does otter think when she hears the familiar voices of aquarists on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do otters groom their fur so assiduously?

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

4. What is advice for rescuing an otter stranded on shore?

5. Why does Odder attack the shark?

6. What did Otter once learn at Highwater?

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

8. What does Odder often do when she sees a kayaker?

9. What is Kairi worried about concerning Odder's interactions with humans?

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

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