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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 worse than Odder's discomfort following the shark attack?

2. What takes all of Odder's strength to do at first?

3. What does Odder keep thinking as the humans take her in Part III?

4. When are pups and mothers often separated?

5. What kind of sounds do the humans make every time Odder eats?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Odder get separated from her mother?

2. How does Odder change after the shark attack?

3. What does Holly tell Odder about Kairi?

4. What is special about Gracie and Holly?

5. What does Odder instinctively want to do with her wounds that the humans will not let her do?

6. How does Odder feel the first time a human takes her to dive in the ocean?

7. What happens to Odder's memories after a few weeks at Highwater her first time there?

8. How does Odder communicate with the humans at Highwater?

9. What does Holly tell Odder when she and Gracie meet Odder again in Highwater?

10. What do the humans at Highwater try to act as a substitute for?

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

How does Odder's and Kairi's friendship change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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

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