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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A young man waded out in the Atlantic, his ______________ dog alongside his master.
(a) Retriever.
(b) Old.
(c) Show.
(d) Hunting.

2. The owner and captain of the yacht was the wealthy shipping mogul Hermann Oelrichs. One of Oelrichs' goals was to debunk the myth that sharks were man-eaters. He felt certain that their bad publicity stemmed from pure fantasy. He had offered a reward of ____________ for proof that any person had ever been attacked by a shark.
(a) $50.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $100.
(d) $500.

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

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

5. As the young shark develops, his hunger turns him toward prey such as _______________.
(a) Humans.
(b) Seals and dolphins.
(c) Small fish and crustaceans.
(d) Orcas and whales.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. A sense of ___________________ is felt by the end of the first chapter.

3. Twenty-six teeth are contained in the top row and ______________ in the bottom row.

4. In July _________, the luxury yacht, Hildegard, set off on an outing in the Atlantic off the New York coast.

5. The beach-goers of that year made up the largest gathering in the ____________ to date.

(see the answer key)

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