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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A young man waded out in the Atlantic, his ______________ dog alongside his master.
(a) Old.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Retriever.
(d) Show.

2. The wealthy family of Dr. Eugene Vansant rode in a Pullman with their nannies and servants for a stay in ______________.
(a) Far Rockaway.
(b) Wilmington Beach.
(c) Beach Haven.
(d) Howard Beach.

3. A sense of ___________________ is felt by the end of the first chapter.
(a) Foreboding.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Relief.
(d) Excitement.

4. Though young sharks can seem slow-moving, when stimulated they can reach speeds of ____________ miles per hour.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Seventy.

5. By the time Oelrichs died in __________, no proof of the shark's danger to man had been produced.
(a) 1912.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1906.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Vansants stayed at the stylish _____________ Hotel, where the upper crust enjoyed their respite.

3. ______________________ of working-class men and women migrated across downtown Philadelphia to the coast on the first day of July 1916.

4. The only known creatures that on rare occasions are known to attack great whites of this size are what?

5. The thousands of ________________ that cover their skin aid in their maneuverability and speed.

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