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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. The person attempting to pull Charles toward the shore was stopped suddenly by what?
(a) The shark as it attacked Charles' would-be lifesaver.
(b) A large wave.
(c) Another person screaming in the water.
(d) The shark had reappeared and was clamped down on Charles' leg.

2. What did the men do to attract the shark?
(a) They called out for the shark.
(b) They spread trails of blood behind their boats.
(c) They shot into the water.
(d) They swam in the water around the boat.

3. What happened to the animal at which they shot?
(a) It died and sank to the bottom of the ocean.
(b) It submerged and disappeared under the water.
(c) It attacked their boat.
(d) It died and floated on top of the water.

4. Charles sensed that he was being followed and probably felt he had reached safety. Why did he feel safe?
(a) He thought he could swim faster than the shark.
(b) He was in water that was only three and a half feet deep.
(c) He thought the shark following him was a figment of his imagination.
(d) He believed sharks were not dangerous.

5. In New York City, some newspaper reporters visited whose office?
(a) Dr. Aaron Frank Lucas'.
(b) Dr. Frank Aaron Lucas'.
(c) Dr. Frederic Augustus Lucas'.
(d) Dr. Augustus Frederic Lucas'.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lester Stilwell left his job in _________________ and met his friends at the creek.

2. On July ____, 1916, a small group of men and their boats were organized to hunt the man-eater down.

3. 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?

4. Joseph Dunn, his brother Michael and their friend Jerry Hollohan in __________________, a community downstream from the town of Matawan, had missed the warnings and cut through the woods for a quick swim in the creek.

5. The expert and some of his assistants had witnessed sharks first hand and had observed how difficult it was for them to do what?

(see the answer key)

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