1. By July _______, bathers returned and ventured back into the water, seeming to forget about the recent attacks.
(a) 21st.
(b) 27th.
(c) 9th.
(d) 12th.

2. 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.
(a) Two or three.
(b) Four or five.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Three or four.

3. Why did Bruder give several bellmen a break to join at the beach?
(a) He was lonely.
(b) It was hot in the hotel.
(c) His staff wasn't busy.
(d) He was nice.

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

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. This editorial cited the fact that twenty-five years had passed since Oelrichs' swim with the sharks and _____ evidence had come forth of a shark attacking a man.

2. The reporters had endless questions about what?

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

4. Why might the juvenile shark that attacked the men have turned toward the coast when it reached Sandy Hook Bay on its northward migration?

5. What was done to keep swimmers safe in the Asbury Park area?

(see the answer key)

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