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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 do the aquarists use to teach and play with otters?

2. How do the aquarists plan to re-introduce Odder to the wild?

3. What does Odder vow to do if she finds Kairi in Highwater?

4. What do the new animals who have taken Odder as a pup do to her?

5. What decision do the aquarists reach about Odder?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Odder instinctively want to do with her wounds that the humans will not let her do?

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

4. What happens to Odder's memories after a few weeks at Highwater her first time there?

5. How does Odder feel the first time a human takes her to dive in the ocean?

6. What takes Odder longer once she starts eating solid food?

7. How does Odder get separated from her mother?

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

9. What does Odder think of the humans at Highwater?

10. What does Holly tell Odder when she and Gracie meet Odder again in Highwater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are Odder's memories of her mother, Ondine, and how do these memories affect her personality and actions later in life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Applegate chose to write Odder in verse? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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