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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. One fact that made the thought of men being killed or eaten by sharks unrealistic to many was what?
(a) Such attacks had always occurred away from civilization and were virtually unrecorded.
(b) Men are too smart to be eaten by animals.
(c) Men are the strongest creatures on earth.
(d) Sharks are too small and weak.

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

3. The editorial noted that people had an unnatural ___________ sharks.
(a) Anger toward.
(b) Fear of.
(c) Power over.
(d) Interest in.

4. Who does the boy miss at the beginning of the book?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His fiancee.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Vansant was somewhat concerned about the possible ruckus on the Jersey Shore due to the hordes of visitors expected and a controversy over what?

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

3. The owner and captain of the yacht was the wealthy shipping mogul Hermann Oelrichs. One of Oelrichs' goals was to debunk the myth that sharks were man-eaters. He felt certain that their bad publicity stemmed from pure fantasy. He had offered a reward of ____________ for proof that any person had ever been attacked by a shark.

4. Leonard Hill planned to swim out a quarter-mile from the coast and then ________ miles due south.

5. What rumors were rampant?

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