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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 is the most important lesson Ondine shares with Odder?

2. What do humans call it when otters use rocks for tasks?

3. What is the aquarium in the bay called?

4. How does every breath on the beach feel to otter?

5. What do some say about the food in Monterey Bay?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is otter's surgery like?

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

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

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

8. What is one of the most important ways otters communicate with each other?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Applegate's language and tone throughout this book, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Holly and Gracie act as kind of mentors to Odder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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