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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the young shark is off the coast of Florida, it may be caught in the warm Gulf Stream currents, which does what to the shark?
(a) The high temperature makes it uncomfortable and struggle to hunt and feed.
(b) The high temperature makes it irritable and hungry.
(c) The high temperature disorients the shark.
(d) The high temperature makes it hungry for human flesh.

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

3. As beach goers ran in to try to pull Charles ashore, the shark with bits of Charles' flesh in his mouth, did what?
(a) Swam away.
(b) Went after another swimmer.
(c) Backed off and seemed to wait.
(d) Attacked again.

4. Charles sensed that he was being followed and probably felt he had reached safety. Why did he feel safe?
(a) He was in water that was only three and a half feet deep.
(b) He thought he could swim faster than the shark.
(c) He believed sharks were not dangerous.
(d) He thought the shark following him was a figment of his imagination.

5. The only known evidence of a shark attack had been what?
(a) Tall tales by sailors and fishermen.
(b) There has been no evidence.
(c) A death certificate saying that someone had died from a shark bite.
(d) A blurry photo of a shark ready to chomp down on a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _______________ Hotel's young bell captain, Charles Bruder, decided to slip away for an afternoon swim.

2. The editorial ended with what conclusion?

3. Some hotel guests worried about the incident, others were sure the incident had been exaggerated and believed what had happened to the young man?

4. _________________ miles up the coast from Beach Haven, the New Essex and Sussex Hotel occupied a large piece of real estate on the coast of Spring Lake.

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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