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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. From the aquarists' point of view for the otters, at the end of the day, play is which of the following?

2. Why does Odder keep going back to Highwater with her diving teacher?

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

4. What does Odder sense during her first few days at Highwater, but she never actually sees?

5. What does Odder fight in her dreams?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Odder change after the shark attack?

3. What kind of species are otters?

4. What does Odder's first fear of diving turn into?

5. How does Odder tell there are other otters around in Highwater?

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

7. What do humans use as a treat to entice otters to dive?

8. What does Odder regret in Part IV?

9. How does Odder get separated from her mother?

10. How do humans help otters learn to dive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Odder's greatest regrets, and how does Applegate portray them to the reader? 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

Why do you think Applegate chose to write Odder in verse? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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