My Octopus Teacher

What does Craig say you realize when you spend time around an octopus?

• They are dangerous and will attack at any time.

• They are more like us than it seems.

• They are always sleeping in their caves.

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How does the octopus react when Craig leaves his camera in the water?

• The octopus was always scared of the camera and stayed away from it.

• The octopus was curious about the camera and played with it.

• The octopus dug a whole and buried the camera.

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Why was Craig concerned about the pajama shark near the home of the octopus?

• He thought the octopus might eat the shark so he wouldn't be able to catch it.

• He worried that the shark was aggressive and might injure the octopus.

• He thought that the octopus and shark would become friends and leave the area.

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What unfortunate (bad) thing happens the day the octopus started following Craig?

• He drops his camera and accidentally scares her away.

• A killer whale starts to stalk Craig and the octopus.

• The octopus gets stuck under a rock, and Craig has to help her escape.

2/3 of an octopus's cognition (brain power) is located where?

• Arms

• Eyes

• Head

What did Craig notice while watching the octopus at night?

• She is a more active hunter.

• She snores loudly when she sleeps.

• She hides in the deepest cave she can find.

What happens when a shark finds the octopus while she's out one day?

• The play tag together around a large piece of coral.

• The octopus uses its tentacles to kill the shark and eat it.

• The shark bites one of her tentacles off.

What happens after the octopus leaves the kelp bed?

• She jets up out of the water onto land to escape a shark.

• She goes out into open water and swims with some dolphins.

• She gets caught by a fisherman in a boat, but escapes.

What happens to the octopus after she lays her eggs?

• The octopus raises her babies and feeds them little pieces of fish.

• A large fish goes into the cave and eats all of the eggs.

• The octopus starts to die and eventually gets eaten by a shark.

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What does Craig's son notice a few weeks later while diving with his dad?

• He sees something in the sand that turned out to be a treasure chest.

• All of the sharks were gone from the reef.

• He found a baby octopus.