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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________________ miles up the coast from Beach Haven, the New Essex and Sussex Hotel occupied a large piece of real estate on the coast of Spring Lake.
(a) Forty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Thirty-five.

2. The shark attacked, biting Charles where?
(a) On the foot.
(b) Below the knee.
(c) Around the waste.
(d) Below the elbow.

3. As the young shark develops, his hunger turns him toward prey such as _______________.
(a) Small fish and crustaceans.
(b) Humans.
(c) Orcas and whales.
(d) Seals and dolphins.

4. Was it common to see sharks along the Atlantic coast?
(a) Yes, very frequently.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, but rarely.

5. The headline in the Times read, "_____________________."
(a) Dies After Attack by Fish.
(b) Dies From Drowning.
(c) Dies From Too Much Fun on the Beach.
(d) Dies After Attack by Shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some hotel guests worried about the incident, others were sure the incident had been exaggerated and believed what had happened to the young man?

2. The people irrationally linked the great white attack to what?

3. The first to reach Charles was who?

4. Twenty-six teeth are contained in the top row and ______________ in the bottom row.

5. On board were the architect Stanford White, New York Sun publisher Charles Dana, and close friend ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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