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

2. Coppleson would one day refer to these attacks as those by the "____________" of New Jersey.
(a) White shark.
(b) Mad shark.
(c) Wild shark.
(d) Crazy shark.

3. In July _________, the luxury yacht, Hildegard, set off on an outing in the Atlantic off the New York coast.
(a) 1918.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1901.

4. The first to reach Charles was who?
(a) The hotel manager.
(b) His father.
(c) His fiancee.
(d) Alexander Ott.

5. 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.
(a) No.
(b) Some.
(c) A great deal of.
(d) Very little.

Short Answer Questions

1. Suddenly, Joseph was being pulled down by his leg. His brother Michael and a rescuer, Jacob Lefferts, both leaped in the water and tried to wrest Joseph from the shark's mouth. They were able to pull Joseph out and onto whose boat?

2. In most cases, white sharks dislike the taste of humans and do what?

3. A young man waded out in the Atlantic, his ______________ dog alongside his master.

4. The great white can grow to _____________ feet or more and weigh several tons.

5. The headline in the Times read, "_____________________."

(see the answer key)

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