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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "way of things" with otter mothers?
(a) They sing all the time.
(b) They die soon after birth.
(c) They move on.
(d) They love pups forever.

2. What becomes harder for Odder to recall the longer she is in the aquarium?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her life before coming there.

3. What do the humans do with Odder in the bigger pool several times a day?
(a) Introduce her to other otters there.
(b) Try to make her breed there.
(c) Feed her there.
(d) Help her float back and forth there.

4. Why does Odder keep going back to Highwater with her diving teacher?
(a) She can not search for food herself.
(b) She knows he will take care of her.
(c) She knows her mother is at Highwater.
(d) She is good friends with Gracie and Holly.

5. What is the aquarists' motto when working with otters?
(a) If it belongs to a wild otter's world, it is worth a try.
(b) If it sings, use it.
(c) Tech is always best.
(d) If it has a cord, use it.

6. What could Odder never seem to stop searching for, even though she had left them behind?
(a) Humans.
(b) Sunsets.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Books.

7. What do the humans put on Odder's webbing?
(a) A tag.
(b) Kelp.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A ring of jewelry.

8. Why do the aquarists X-ray Odder?
(a) They do not X-ray Odder.
(b) They are worried about her health.
(c) They want to release her back to the wild.
(d) They think she is pregnant.

9. How does Odder feel about the idea of returning to the ocean?
(a) She feels yearning and dread at the same time.
(b) She feels suspicious.
(c) She feels angry.
(d) She feels sad.

10. What is Kairi actually holding?
(a) A pup.
(b) A toy.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Food.

11. To the aquarists, what is every hour with humans for otters?
(a) Work.
(b) Fun.
(c) An hour otters might become more attached to them, and thus less equipped to return to the wild.
(d) Unnecessary.

12. What do humans think is the best approach to teaching otters how to live?
(a) Making them listen to music.
(b) Making them work hard.
(c) Feeding them lightly.
(d) Pretending to be otters themselves.

13. What does Odder not realize at first about the ocean floor?
(a) It is the ultimate otter restaurant.
(b) It is too dark for her.
(c) It is too deep for her.
(d) It is very dangerous.

14. What does Odder vow to do if she finds Kairi in Highwater?
(a) Make up new stories for her.
(b) Take care of her baby.
(c) Groom her.
(d) Hug her.

15. What is impossible for Odder to do concerning the big clumsy creatures that are the humans?
(a) Love them.
(b) Leave them.
(c) Decipher them and their meanings.
(d) Hate them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Odder feel about the humans after meeting the two older otters for the first time?

2. What does Odder think is a bit embarrassing?

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

4. What does Odder fight in her dreams?

5. What is all it takes to change your life forever when the ocean is your home?

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