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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles sensed that he was being followed and probably felt he had reached safety. Why did he feel safe?
(a) He was in water that was only three and a half feet deep.
(b) He thought the shark following him was a figment of his imagination.
(c) He believed sharks were not dangerous.
(d) He thought he could swim faster than the shark.

2. The next day, articles appeared in both the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer about the shark attack. Where were these articles located?
(a) On front pages.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) On back pages.
(d) In the middle of the newspapers.

3. As the young shark develops, his hunger turns him toward prey such as _______________.
(a) Small fish and crustaceans.
(b) Humans.
(c) Orcas and whales.
(d) Seals and dolphins.

4. Successive rows of additional teeth are poised behind the functional teeth, ready to replace them when they are discarded. Every ______________ weeks, a new, serrated set of teeth replaces the current set.
(a) Five or six.
(b) Three or four.
(c) Two or three.
(d) Four or five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The only known creatures that on rare occasions are known to attack great whites of this size are what?

2. On board were the architect Stanford White, New York Sun publisher Charles Dana, and close friend ___________________.

3. There were some ______________ people in the water the day following the attack on Charles Vansant.

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

5. The person attempting to pull Charles toward the shore was stopped suddenly by what?

(see the answer key)

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