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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do some say about the food in Monterey Bay?
(a) It is no different than that in the slough.
(b) It is toxic.
(c) It is better than in the slough.
(d) It is scarce.

2. What does Ondine wake to on day 32 of Odder's life?
(a) The sea looking bright and warm.
(b) The sea looking polluted.
(c) The smell of a shark.
(d) The smell of a storm.

3. How is Odder's prognosis?
(a) There is no prognosis.
(b) Decent.
(c) Grim.
(d) Very encouraging.

4. Why does the shark fail to get an otter, or even two of them?
(a) He is not very smart.
(b) He is slow with the hunger.
(c) He is injured.
(d) He is an adolescent.

5. What was the shark's last meal?
(a) An otter.
(b) A seal.
(c) A ray and two turtles.
(d) A fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Odder say is responsible for killing otters in the past?

2. What can be difficult about Highwater once you have checked in?

3. Who and what should humans keep away from stranded otters?

4. What does Applegate compare Odder to when she was a pup?

5. What do otters sometimes ingest that makes them sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about Odder's personality as a pup?

2. What do otters often tuck in a pocket of skin on their arm?

3. What is one advantage of venturing further out into the bay for otters?

4. What does Odder push Kairi to do in Part I?

5. Why is Odder worried about Kairi when she sees Kairi shivering?

6. Why does the shark attack Kairi and not Odder?

7. Why does Odder head for shore after she is badly injured by the shark?

8. What is Kairi worried about concerning Odder's interactions with humans?

9. What is advice for rescuing an otter stranded on shore?

10. Why do humans prefer to assign numbers to otters instead of names?

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