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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The shark had traveled ____________ miles north from Beach Haven.
(a) Forty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

2. The boys ran to Stanley Fisher, who was what?
(a) The mayor of the town.
(b) The strongest man in town.
(c) The best swimmer in town.
(d) The bravest man in town.

3. The juvenile shark that killed Bruder had probably been frightened off by what?
(a) Helicopters.
(b) Bruder.
(c) The sounds of men.
(d) The rescue boat.

4. News spread of the horrific incident. Some fishermen swore what?
(a) It was most likely a shark that killed the man.
(b) The man had probably drowned.
(c) It wasn't a shark that killed the man.
(d) It was a pirana that had attacked the man.

5. For what was the shark waiting?
(a) For its prey to escape.
(b) For its prey to bleed to death.
(c) For other sharks to come help it catch its prey.
(d) For its prey to swim farther out into the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Much to Everingham's surprise, what did he see?

2. How did Everingham attempt to protect himself?

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. The shark could have been reacting to the lunar pull, which caused what?

5. ______________________ of working-class men and women migrated across downtown Philadelphia to the coast on the first day of July 1916.

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