1. What did some think had killed Charles Bruder?
(a) The loch ness monster.
(b) Another sea animal like a swordfish or turtle.
(c) Another sea animal like an orca or a dolphin.
(d) Another person.

2. The people irrationally linked the great white attack to what?
(a) The U.S. Navy.
(b) God's wrath.
(c) Unruly teenagers.
(d) German U-Boats.

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

4. What might have been the reason for the hotel to keep down word of the incident?
(a) To avoid depressing the tourist trade.
(b) To avoid a law suit.
(c) To see if the boy had been attacked by a shark or had drowned.
(d) To avoid mass chaos and fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. The beach-goers of that year made up the largest gathering in the ____________ to date.

3. Bruder's injuries and death were recorded and attributed to what?

4. The first to reach Charles was who?

5. What rumors were rampant?

(see the answer key)

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