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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 do the aquarists feel once they reach their decision about Odder?

2. What do the aquarists name Odder?

3. What does Odder think Kairi is holding?

4. What does Odder think the first time she dives in the ocean?

5. What does Odder dream of one night after a perfect day of diving?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Holly tell Odder about Kairi?

3. What does Odder think of the humans at Highwater?

4. What takes Odder longer once she starts eating solid food?

5. What does Odder learn can change your life forever when the ocean is your home?

6. What is special about Gracie and Holly?

7. What is all that Odder can think when she first loses her mother?

8. How does Odder get separated from her mother?

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

10. What does Odder always do at the end of diving lessons?

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 Applegate communicate the vast changes in Kairi's and Odder's lives, friendship, and personalities from the beginning of the novel to the end? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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