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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 takes longer for Odder once she starts on solid food?

2. What is worse than Odder's discomfort following the shark attack?

3. How does Applegate describe Odder's dive?

4. What do the aquarists name Odder?

5. What is the aquarists' motto when working with otters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What kind of species are otters?

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

8. How does Odder change after the shark attack?

9. What is special about Gracie and Holly?

10. What does Holly tell Odder about Kairi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some major factors contributing to the drop in the otter population, and what has humanity's role in this decline been, according to Applegate? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are Odder's greatest regrets, and how does Applegate portray them to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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