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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 does Odder think Kairi is holding?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Food.
(c) A toy.
(d) A pup.

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

3. What do the aquarists name Odder?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Helen.
(d) Twyla.

4. What does Holly say about Odder's movements?
(a) They are jerky.
(b) They are as slow as hers and Gracie's now.
(c) They are quick.
(d) They are still Odder's.

5. Why are the two older otters permanently at Highwater?
(a) The aquarists decided they were not fit for the ocean.
(b) They are too young.
(c) They are injured.
(d) They are too violent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Odder think of solid food?

3. What do humans think is the best approach to teaching otters how to live?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Odder get separated from her mother?

2. What do the aquarists use to mimic kelp?

3. What does Holly tell Odder about Kairi?

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

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

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

7. What does Odder regret in Part IV?

8. What does Odder always do at the end of diving lessons?

9. What do the humans at Highwater try to act as a substitute for?

10. How does Odder communicate with the humans at Highwater?

(see the answer keys)

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