2. On July ____, 1916, a small group of men and their boats were organized to hunt the man-eater down.
(a) 14.
(b) 28.
(c) 7.
(d) 21.

3. A new smell, the scent of _______________________, also would have piqued the interest of the shark.
(a) Human waste.
(b) Children.
(c) Fish.
(d) Dogs.

4. The shark that attacked in 1916 had returned from the southern waters where he had suffered in his competition with many larger predators. He was tossed northward by what?
(a) The strong current of the Gulf Stream.
(b) A tropical storm.
(c) The smell of humans.
(d) A strong hurricane.

5. 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.
(a) A giant squid or octopus.
(b) A dolphin or ray.
(c) A large sea turtle or rogue tuna.
(d) An orca or rogue whale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most of the flesh on Fisher's thigh from his hip to his knee was gone. When a doctor was finally rounded up, he observed that the bone was not severed but his ____________ artery was bleeding profusely.

2. What did Fisher set up so the boy's body wouldn't wash out to sea?

3. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.

4. People on the beach noticed what about Charles?

5. What was wrong with the North Atlantic region for the shark?

(see the answer key)

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