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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. How is Odder's prognosis?

2. How does Odder's cage smell?

3. What species is Odder?

4. What does otter accept when she hears the familiar vocies of the aquarists on the beach?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do humans prefer to assign numbers to otters instead of names?

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

5. What happens to submerged otter pups in the ocean?

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

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

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

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

10. What did Otter once learn at Highwater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Applegate communicate the dual nature of the ocean for otters - as it is both their home, and full of mortal dangers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some major factors contributing to the drop in the otter population, and what has humanity's role in this decline been, according to Applegate? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Applegate communicate both the dangers and the draw of the ocean for otters like Odder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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