1. A sense of ___________________ is felt by the end of the first chapter.
(a) Foreboding.
(b) Relief.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Excitement.

2. Was it common to see sharks along the Atlantic coast?
(a) Yes, very frequently.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, but rarely.

3. The great white, even in modern times, remains what?
(a) Of no interest to man.
(b) A significant danger to man.
(c) Much of a mystery.
(d) A creature of interest.

4. The only known creatures that on rare occasions are known to attack great whites of this size are what?
(a) Blue whales and orcas.
(b) Dolphins, sperm whales, and larger great whites.
(c) Seals and dolphins.
(d) Larger great whites, sperm whales and orcas.

5. 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) Two or three.
(b) Four or five.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Three or four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eugene and Louisa Vansant did what with their daughters at dusk while their eldest child, Charles, romped with the family dog in the waters off the beach?

2. What were women doing that was scandalous to many?

3. As beach goers ran in to try to pull Charles ashore, the shark with bits of Charles' flesh in his mouth, did what?

4. What probably made Charles more vulnerable?

5. In large part, why has the great white escaped scientific scrutiny?

(see the answer key)

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