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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 man the reporters visited was director of what?
(a) The Sony Wonder Lab.
(b) Liberty Science Center.
(c) The American Museum of Natural History.
(d) The Rose Center.

2. What happened to the two long distance swimmers on July 6, 1916?
(a) The shark attacked one of them.
(b) The shark bumped into one of them.
(c) They were followed by the shark but were not attacked.
(d) Nothing.

3. Dr. Nichols, after viewing Bruder's wounds, concluded what?
(a) The young man's death was caused by the attack of a dolphin.
(b) The young man's death was caused by the attack of an orca, a killer whale.
(c) The young man's death was caused by the attack of a sea turtle.
(d) The young man's death was caused by the attack of a shark.

4. The editorial noted that people had an unnatural ___________ sharks.
(a) Fear of.
(b) Anger toward.
(c) Power over.
(d) Interest in.

5. The ____________________ sensationalized the incident by describing in detail the gore of the attack.
(a) New York Post.
(b) New York Times.
(c) AM New York program.
(d) New Yorker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nichols still maintained that an orca was responsible for the attacks. He soon realized that what would not accommodate a killer whale?

2. After the shark attacked, what had happened to Bruder?

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. _______ Craven, walking along the bank of the creek, had just about given up on the shark when he saw something bobbing in the water. It was Lester.

5. Why might the juvenile shark that attacked the men have turned toward the coast when it reached Sandy Hook Bay on its northward migration?

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