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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. The only known evidence of a shark attack had been what?
(a) A death certificate saying that someone had died from a shark bite.
(b) A blurry photo of a shark ready to chomp down on a man.
(c) There has been no evidence.
(d) Tall tales by sailors and fishermen.

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

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

4. The shark had traveled ____________ miles north from Beach Haven.
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty.

5. As Gertrude stroked along parallel to the coastline, what happened to her?
(a) She felt a sharp pain in her side.
(b) She was suddenly attacked by a shark.
(c) She was suddenly pulled under water.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Long distance swimmer, Robert W. Dowling, ________________, announced he would swim out four miles in the Atlantic--sharks be damned!

2. What probably made Charles more vulnerable?

3. _________________ 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.

4. The great white that attacked the swimmer in 1916 was probably born in the Atlantic around ___________.

5. The editorial ended with what conclusion?

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