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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Small - Author's Note, Pages 219 - 271).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Applegate compare a shark taste-testing things to?
(a) A baby llama.
(b) An otter all the time.
(c) A bird with seed.
(d) A human at a buffet.

2. How should humans approach a stranded otter on the beach?
(a) Warily.
(b) Blithely.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Happily.

3. What can the aquarists be confident of as they watch their otters go back to the wild?
(a) They will be resistant to pollution.
(b) They have taught the creatures well.
(c) They are kind.
(d) They will live at least 10 years.

4. What does otter think when she hears the familiar voices of aquarists on the beach?
(a) She has failed.
(b) She will see her mother soon.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) She is triumphant.

5. What does Applegate compare Odder to when she was a pup?
(a) A doll.
(b) A dog.
(c) A shark.
(d) An inflatable balloon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where can Odder play for the first time that is beautiful and that Odder appreciates in Part IV?

2. How often do Odder's ocean-diving lessons happen?

3. What do the humans give to Odder in her own pool?

4. What do otters do in addition to just sleeping?

5. What does Odder think human bodies offer?

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