1. What did the men do to attract the shark?
(a) They shot into the water.
(b) They spread trails of blood behind their boats.
(c) They called out for the shark.
(d) They swam in the water around the boat.

2. What did Charles Bruder want to do?
(a) He wanted to swim with the shark.
(b) He wanted to go surfing.
(c) He wanted to outdo Dowling's recent swim.
(d) He wanted to catch the shark.

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

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

5. In 1915, a _______________ editorial was written entitled, "Let Us Do Justice To Sharks."
(a) USA Today.
(b) New York Post.
(c) New York Times.
(d) New Yorker.

Short Answer Questions

1. The next day, articles appeared in both the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer about the shark attack. Where were these articles located?

2. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.

3. 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?

4. The editorial noted that people had an unnatural ___________ sharks.

5. The shark hunters spotted what and shot at it repeatedly?

(see the answer key)

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