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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Applegate compare Odder to when she was a pup?

2. About how big was Odder when she was first taken to Highwater?

3. What story does Kairi love to hear from Odder repteadly?

4. What is one effect of Odder's fur?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Otter once learn at Highwater?

4. Why is Odder worried about Kairi when she sees Kairi shivering?

5. Why do otters groom their fur so assiduously?

6. What is otter's surgery like?

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

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

9. What do otters do with their pups when they look for food?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Odder become separated from her mother, and how does being in such close contact with humans from such a young age affect her personality and life path? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do the aquarists at Monterey Bay Aquarium refine their tactics to try to avoid otters getting too attached to them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Applegate describe the process of Odder accepting that she will never live out of captivity again at the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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