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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. People on the beach noticed what about Charles?
(a) A dark fin was following closely behind him.
(b) His dog was paddling behind him.
(c) He looked like he had been attacked.
(d) He looked fatigued.

3. On board were the architect Stanford White, New York Sun publisher Charles Dana, and close friend ___________________.
(a) J.P. Morgan.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

4. Why can white sharks not survive in fresh water?
(a) The fresh water flushes out all the nutrients in their bodies.
(b) They lose the salt balance between their own body and the fresh water.
(c) The water is too warm.
(d) The water is too cold.

5. What did the shark do to Renny?
(a) It bit him.
(b) It bumped into him.
(c) It smelled him.
(d) It nipped him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Has the force of the great white's bite ever been measured?

2. The people irrationally linked the great white attack to what?

3. The great white that attacked the swimmer in 1916 was probably born in the Atlantic around ___________.

4. ________________ were strapped to the boats as gunmen stood waiting for the shark to surface.

5. As the young shark develops, his hunger turns him toward prey such as _______________.

(see the answer key)

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