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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 and 22 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The shark stayed in the struggle until when?
(a) It was shot by a man on the beach.
(b) It was attacked by those helping Charles.
(c) Its underside was scraping the sand.
(d) It decided it was full.

2. Assisted by Robert Murphy, Nichols set out for ______________ Bay on July 20th, armed with guns, knives and harpoons.
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Bermuda.
(d) The Bahamas.

3. What were placed at the mouth of the creek so the shark could not escape?
(a) Spears.
(b) Metal cages.
(c) Boats.
(d) Wire nets.

4. Scientists have recently theorized that shark attacks may be caused by what?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) Sick sharks.
(c) Changes in coastal water temperatures.
(d) More humans in the water.

5. Lucas had sent whom to the scene of the shark attack on Charles Bruder?
(a) Dr. Neergaard.
(b) Dr. Johnson.
(c) Dr. Nichols.
(d) Dr. Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What probably made Charles more vulnerable?

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

3. In New York City, some newspaper reporters visited whose office?

4. The shark that attacked in 1916 had returned from the southern waters where he had suffered in his competition with many larger predators. He was tossed northward by what?

5. What had drawn the shark?

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