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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals do humans NOT pity?

2. What do some say about the food in Monterey Bay?

3. How does Odder's cage smell?

4. What do otters turn frolicking into?

5. About how heavy is Odder?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some dangers of the ocean for otters?

3. Why do otters groom their fur so assiduously?

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

5. What is one of the most important ways otters communicate with each other?

6. What do Odder's otter friends call her, and what do humans call her?

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

8. What does hunger do to a shark's mind?

9. What is usually true when a shark bites an otter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Holly and Gracie act as kind of mentors to Odder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some aspects of otters' physicality and instincts that are most key to their survival? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Odder's and Kairi's friendship change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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