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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

2. Twenty-six teeth are contained in the top row and ______________ in the bottom row.
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Twenty-six.

3. ______________________ of working-class men and women migrated across downtown Philadelphia to the coast on the first day of July 1916.
(a) Dozens.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Millions.
(d) Hundreds.

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

5. One fact that made the thought of men being killed or eaten by sharks unrealistic to many was what?
(a) Men are the strongest creatures on earth.
(b) Such attacks had always occurred away from civilization and were virtually unrecorded.
(c) Men are too smart to be eaten by animals.
(d) Sharks are too small and weak.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what was the shark waiting?

3. What happened to the two long distance swimmers on July 6, 1916?

4. 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.

5. By ____________ years of age, the white shark nearly doubles in size, making it nearly invincible in its environment.

(see the answer key)

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