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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Vansants stayed at the stylish _____________ Hotel, where the upper crust enjoyed their respite.
(a) Engleside.
(b) Eagles Nest.
(c) Edmonton.
(d) Essex.

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) $5,000.
(b) $100.
(c) $500.
(d) $50.

3. Word spread about the experiment with what conclusion?
(a) Sharks were dangerous to mankind.
(b) Sharks were no match for men.
(c) Sharks feared men.
(d) Sharks were not very intelligent.

4. The only known creatures that on rare occasions are known to attack great whites of this size are what?
(a) Larger great whites, sperm whales and orcas.
(b) Seals and dolphins.
(c) Dolphins, sperm whales, and larger great whites.
(d) Blue whales and orcas.

5. A sense of ___________________ is felt by the end of the first chapter.
(a) Foreboding.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Relief.
(d) Excitement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Charles sensed that he was being followed and probably felt he had reached safety. Why did he feel safe?

3. Since the incident, experts have determined that swimmers who swim with dogs are at greater risk from shark attack. Why?

4. A shark can smell prey ___________________ away.

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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