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Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 Quiz

Michael Capuzzo
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Close to Shore.

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 Quiz

Michael Capuzzo
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Close to Shore.

Take our free Close to Shore quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

On July ____, 1916, a small group of men and their boats were organized to hunt the man-eater down. (from Chapters 11 and 12)

2.

Some hotel guests worried about the incident, others were sure the incident had been exaggerated and believed what had happened to the young man? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

3.

Suddenly, Joseph was being pulled down by his leg. His brother Michael and a rescuer, Jacob Lefferts, both leaped in the water and tried to wrest Joseph from the shark's mouth. They were able to pull Joseph out and onto whose boat? (from Chapters 17 and 18)

4.

________________ later, he had completed the taxidermy of the shark. (from Chapters 21 and 22 and Epilogue)

5.

The shark had traveled ____________ miles north from Beach Haven. (from Chapters 7 and 8)

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