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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. Confused by the coastline, the shark swam into the mouth of what creek?
(a) Flint Creek.
(b) Matawan Creek.
(c) Muscogee Creek.
(d) Indian Creek.

2. Long distance swimmer, Robert W. Dowling, ________________, announced he would swim out four miles in the Atlantic--sharks be damned!
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Nineteen.

3. In July _________, the luxury yacht, Hildegard, set off on an outing in the Atlantic off the New York coast.
(a) 1918.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1901.

4. The _______________ Hotel's young bell captain, Charles Bruder, decided to slip away for an afternoon swim.
(a) Essex.
(b) Lenox.
(c) Hilton.
(d) Sussex.

5. By ____________ years of age, the white shark nearly doubles in size, making it nearly invincible in its environment.
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might the shark not have been hungry for a short while?

2. Why can white sharks not survive in fresh water?

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

4. The shark attacked, biting Charles where?

5. Though young sharks can seem slow-moving, when stimulated they can reach speeds of ____________ miles per hour.

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