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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 the aquarists put at the bottom of Odder's practice pool to entice her to dive?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her bottle.
(c) Her towel.
(d) Clams and mussels.

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

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

4. What does Odder feel about the humans after meeting the two older otters for the first time?
(a) They are not very meaningful to her.
(b) They are her legends.
(c) They are her gods.
(d) They are her long-lost family.

5. What do the new animals who have taken Odder as a pup do to her?
(a) Towel her off.
(b) Sing to her.
(c) Poke her with needles.
(d) Groom and feed and measure and test her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling does Odder immediately have during her first ocean dive?

2. What does Odder dream of one night after a perfect day of diving?

3. What could Odder never seem to stop searching for, even though she had left them behind?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the aquarists use to mimic kelp?

2. How does Odder change after the shark attack?

3. What did Kairi always love Odder to do for her?

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

5. What is special about Gracie and Holly?

6. What does Odder's first fear of diving turn into?

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

8. What does Odder feel she owes the aquarists even before she leaves them for the wild?

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

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

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