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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. In 1915, a _______________ editorial was written entitled, "Let Us Do Justice To Sharks."
(a) New York Times.
(b) New Yorker.
(c) New York Post.
(d) USA Today.

2. Has the force of the great white's bite ever been measured?
(a) Yes.
(b) Yes, but the evidence is not solid.
(c) Yes, but the measurement was made on a juvenile shark.
(d) No.

3. The only known evidence of a shark attack had been what?
(a) There has been no evidence.
(b) Tall tales by sailors and fishermen.
(c) A blurry photo of a shark ready to chomp down on a man.
(d) A death certificate saying that someone had died from a shark bite.

4. _________________ miles up the coast from Beach Haven, the New Essex and Sussex Hotel occupied a large piece of real estate on the coast of Spring Lake.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty-five.

5. Who does the boy miss at the beginning of the book?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His fiancee.

Short Answer Questions

1. The great white that attacked the swimmer in 1916 was probably born in the Atlantic around ___________.

2. By ____________ years of age, the white shark nearly doubles in size, making it nearly invincible in its environment.

3. Word spread about the experiment with what conclusion?

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

5. While the young shark is off the coast of Florida, it may be caught in the warm Gulf Stream currents, which does what to the shark?

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