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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What probably made Charles more vulnerable?
(a) He was a lone swimmer.
(b) He was not very strong.
(c) He was holding onto his dog.
(d) He was bleeding.

2. The shark stayed in the struggle until when?
(a) It was shot by a man on the beach.
(b) It decided it was full.
(c) It was attacked by those helping Charles.
(d) Its underside was scraping the sand.

3. ________________ were strapped to the boats as gunmen stood waiting for the shark to surface.
(a) Pieces of Bruder's clothing.
(b) Red pieces of fabric.
(c) Dummies.
(d) Chunks of meat.

4. In most cases, white sharks dislike the taste of humans and do what?
(a) Eat them anyway.
(b) Spit them out.
(c) Avoid them.
(d) Eat them quickly.

5. Suddenly, Joseph was being pulled down by his leg. His brother Michael and a rescuer, Jacob Lefferts, both leaped in the water and tried to wrest Joseph from the shark's mouth. They were able to pull Joseph out and onto whose boat?
(a) Renny Cartan's.
(b) Captain Cottrell's.
(c) Burlew's.
(d) Fisher's.

Short Answer Questions

1. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.

2. Fisher and fisherman George _________________ made repeated dives into the murky water but could not find Lester.

3. He was finally able to get away from it and was carrying what was left of Lester to the shore when what happened?

4. How was Fisher able to fight against the shark?

5. In New York City, some newspaper reporters visited whose office?

(see the answer key)

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