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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 Kairi's new name?

2. What does Odder forget the taste of before long?

3. When are pups and mothers often separated?

4. What does Odder's human diving companion wear?

5. What is the aquarists' motto when working with otters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of species are otters?

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

6. What do the aquarists use to mimic kelp?

7. How does Odder change after the shark attack?

8. How do humans help otters learn to dive?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Odder's memories of her mother, Ondine, and how do these memories affect her personality and actions later in life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does the legend of "The 50" mean to otters, and what does Applegate use it to reveal to humans about the history of human-otter relations? 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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