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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. Despite their efforts, what happened to the beaches?
(a) They continued to attract tourists who wanted to see the shark.
(b) They were abandoned.
(c) They were still very busy.
(d) They became polluted.

2. What was wrong with the North Atlantic region for the shark?
(a) It was very warm.
(b) It had too many animals from which to choose.
(c) It was very cold.
(d) It did not offer him many food choices.

3. What probably made Charles more vulnerable?
(a) He was not very strong.
(b) He was a lone swimmer.
(c) He was bleeding.
(d) He was holding onto his dog.

4. The juvenile shark that killed Bruder had probably been frightened off by what?
(a) Helicopters.
(b) Bruder.
(c) The rescue boat.
(d) The sounds of men.

5. For what was the shark waiting?
(a) For its prey to bleed to death.
(b) For its prey to escape.
(c) For other sharks to come help it catch its prey.
(d) For its prey to swim farther out into the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fisher immediately closed his ____________ shop and ran to the creek.

2. ________________ were strapped to the boats as gunmen stood waiting for the shark to surface.

3. The reporters had endless questions about what?

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

5. The attack made the ________________ in the newspapers.

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