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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. Bruder boasted that he was not afraid of sharks. Why was he not afraid?
(a) He had swum with sharks off the coast of California.
(b) He believed he was stronger than a shark.
(c) He believed he could out-swim a shark.
(d) He did not believe in sharks.

2. Hearing about the attacks, ichthyologist John Nichols drove from New York City to the Matawan Creek. Where did he stop first?
(a) The mouth of the creek.
(b) The place where Renny was first scratched by the shark.
(c) Renny's home.
(d) The constable's office.

3. The wealthy family of Dr. Eugene Vansant rode in a Pullman with their nannies and servants for a stay in ______________.
(a) Beach Haven.
(b) Far Rockaway.
(c) Wilmington Beach.
(d) Howard Beach.

4. What happened to Charles Bruder on the way back to the shore?
(a) He began to feel better.
(b) He lost consciousness.
(c) He begged to go after the shark.
(d) He died.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Herbert Cooley at Keyport tended to Joseph when he was brought ashore. Joseph's ______________ received a large bite. The doctor treated the wound and had Joseph rushed to the hospital.

2. The only known creatures that on rare occasions are known to attack great whites of this size are what?

3. Though young sharks can seem slow-moving, when stimulated they can reach speeds of ____________ miles per hour.

4. This editorial cited the fact that twenty-five years had passed since Oelrichs' swim with the sharks and _____ evidence had come forth of a shark attacking a man.

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.

(see the answer key)

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