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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. 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) In the middle of the newspapers.
(d) On back pages.

2. By the time Oelrichs died in __________, no proof of the shark's danger to man had been produced.
(a) 1912.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1900.

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

4. Long distance swimmer, Robert W. Dowling, ________________, announced he would swim out four miles in the Atlantic--sharks be damned!
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Fifteen.

5. Though young sharks can seem slow-moving, when stimulated they can reach speeds of ____________ miles per hour.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. The editorial noted that people had an unnatural ___________ sharks.

2. A shark can smell prey ___________________ away.

3. 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.

4. For what was the shark waiting?

5. What probably made Charles more vulnerable?

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