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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The great white that attacked the swimmer in 1916 was probably born in the Atlantic around ___________.
(a) 1915.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1900.

3. Who ordered everyone out of the water?
(a) The Coast Guard.
(b) The President of the United States.
(c) Hotel management.
(d) Hotel lifeguards.

4. Bruder's injuries and death were recorded and attributed to what?
(a) Shark bite.
(b) Unknown sources.
(c) Orca bite.
(d) Fish bite.

5. 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.

6. What were women doing that was scandalous to many?
(a) They were talking to boys.
(b) They were going on dates.
(c) They were exposing their arms and legs and wearing scandalous clinging wool suits.
(d) They were not enjoying the beach environment.

7. The damage to Bruder was so severe, a _________________ injury, that even with modern medical procedures, he could not have been saved.
(a) Class one.
(b) Code Red.
(c) Significant.
(d) Premier.

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

9. Eugene and Louisa Vansant did what with their daughters at dusk while their eldest child, Charles, romped with the family dog in the waters off the beach?
(a) Had dinner.
(b) Strolled along the boardwalk.
(c) Went to the movies.
(d) Went dancing.

10. _______________ staff physician, Dr. William G. Schauffler, completed the official report.
(a) The Mayor's.
(b) The Governor's.
(c) The hotel manager's.
(d) The President's.

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

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

13. The first to reach Charles was who?
(a) His father.
(b) The hotel manager.
(c) His fiancee.
(d) Alexander Ott.

14. What was significant about the popular black and dark blue bathing suits?
(a) They were very unattractive.
(b) They were the exact colors of marine animals that the shark savored.
(c) They were the same colors as great whites.
(d) They were not appealing to sharks.

15. News spread of the horrific incident. Some fishermen swore what?
(a) The man had probably drowned.
(b) It was most likely a shark that killed the man.
(c) It wasn't a shark that killed the man.
(d) It was a pirana that had attacked the man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to the two long distance swimmers on July 6, 1916?

3. What probably made Charles more vulnerable?

4. The great white, even in modern times, remains what?

5. The wealthy family of Dr. Eugene Vansant rode in a Pullman with their nannies and servants for a stay in ______________.

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