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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beach life had deteriorated in some minds from the many young people visiting, who engaged in what?
(a) Dates without chaperones.
(b) Heavy drinking and dancing to suggestive songs.
(c) Gambling and drinking.
(d) Aggressive sporting events.

2. As Gertrude stroked along parallel to the coastline, what happened to her?
(a) Nothing.
(b) She was suddenly attacked by a shark.
(c) She was suddenly pulled under water.
(d) She felt a sharp pain in her side.

3. What was done to keep swimmers safe in the Asbury Park area?
(a) Guards sat in boats in the water looking for the shark.
(b) They were told to wear bright colors in the water.
(c) They were not allowed in the water.
(d) A wire mesh net was being constructed.

4. What might have been the reason for the hotel to keep down word of the incident?
(a) To avoid depressing the tourist trade.
(b) To avoid a law suit.
(c) To avoid mass chaos and fear.
(d) To see if the boy had been attacked by a shark or had drowned.

5. Bruder's injuries and death were recorded and attributed to what?
(a) Fish bite.
(b) Unknown sources.
(c) Shark bite.
(d) Orca bite.

Short Answer 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?

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

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

4. There were some ______________ people in the water the day following the attack on Charles Vansant.

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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