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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. By ____________ years of age, the white shark nearly doubles in size, making it nearly invincible in its environment.
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

2. The shark attacked, biting Charles where?
(a) Below the elbow.
(b) Around the waste.
(c) On the foot.
(d) Below the knee.

3. A shark can smell prey ___________________ away.
(a) A mile.
(b) A half-mile.
(c) A quarter-mile.
(d) One hundred feet.

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

5. In July _________, the luxury yacht, Hildegard, set off on an outing in the Atlantic off the New York coast.
(a) 1881.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1891.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The headline in the Times read, "_____________________."

3. A young man waded out in the Atlantic, his ______________ dog alongside his master.

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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