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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Dr. William G. Schauffler immediately order?
(a) A great white shark expert.
(b) A study of sharks.
(c) The closing of all beaches along the Atlantic.
(d) That a patrol be formed to hunt down and kill the shark.

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

5. On board were the architect Stanford White, New York Sun publisher Charles Dana, and close friend ___________________.
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(d) J.P. Morgan.

6. The beach-goers of that year made up the largest gathering in the ____________ to date.
(a) State.
(b) East.
(c) Country.
(d) Region.

7. Beach life had deteriorated in some minds from the many young people visiting, who engaged in what?
(a) Aggressive sporting events.
(b) Dates without chaperones.
(c) Heavy drinking and dancing to suggestive songs.
(d) Gambling and drinking.

8. The Vansants stayed at the stylish _____________ Hotel, where the upper crust enjoyed their respite.
(a) Edmonton.
(b) Essex.
(c) Eagles Nest.
(d) Engleside.

9. Someone on shore thought they saw what, which was actually blood?
(a) A red piece of clothing.
(b) A red canoe tip over.
(c) A red buoy.
(d) A red flag in the water.

10. The editorial ended with what conclusion?
(a) Sharks did present a slight danger to man.
(b) Sharks did present a significant danger to man.
(c) Sharks did not present a danger to man.
(d) Man did present a danger to sharks.

11. Leonard Hill planned to swim out a quarter-mile from the coast and then ________ miles due south.
(a) Eleven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

12. What happened to Charles Bruder on the way back to the shore?
(a) He begged to go after the shark.
(b) He died.
(c) He began to feel better.
(d) He lost consciousness.

13. Successive rows of additional teeth are poised behind the functional teeth, ready to replace them when they are discarded. Every ______________ weeks, a new, serrated set of teeth replaces the current set.
(a) Two or three.
(b) Four or five.
(c) Three or four.
(d) Five or six.

14. What rumors were rampant?
(a) Sharks were patrolling offshore.
(b) The water was polluted.
(c) German U-boats were patrolling offshore.
(d) The young people were causing problems on the beach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The only known evidence of a shark attack had been what?

2. What did Charles Bruder want to do?

3. The hotel manager, ___________________, immediately ordered his telephone operators to notify the operators in all the hotels on the north and central coast.

4. There was disagreement among the public as to what killed Charles. Some thought a shark was the culprit, others were convinced that _____________ was the predator.

5. Who ordered everyone out of the water?

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