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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The shark had traveled ____________ miles north from Beach Haven.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Fifty.

3. Though young sharks can seem slow-moving, when stimulated they can reach speeds of ____________ miles per hour.
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Twenty.

4. The shark was estimated to be _______ feet long and weighed around 500 pounds.
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eight.

5. The _______________ Hotel's young bell captain, Charles Bruder, decided to slip away for an afternoon swim.
(a) Sussex.
(b) Lenox.
(c) Hilton.
(d) Essex.

6. The owner and captain of the yacht was the wealthy shipping mogul Hermann Oelrichs. One of Oelrichs' goals was to debunk the myth that sharks were man-eaters. He felt certain that their bad publicity stemmed from pure fantasy. He had offered a reward of ____________ for proof that any person had ever been attacked by a shark.
(a) $100.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $50.

7. What were women doing that was scandalous to many?
(a) They were going on dates.
(b) They were exposing their arms and legs and wearing scandalous clinging wool suits.
(c) They were not enjoying the beach environment.
(d) They were talking to boys.

8. 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?
(a) The strong current of the Gulf Stream.
(b) A strong hurricane.
(c) A tropical storm.
(d) The smell of humans.

9. _________________ miles up the coast from Beach Haven, the New Essex and Sussex Hotel occupied a large piece of real estate on the coast of Spring Lake.
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Forty.

10. Twenty-six teeth are contained in the top row and ______________ in the bottom row.
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty-six.

11. The very next day, Gertrude Schuyler, from _________________, and her family were at a resort across from the spot where the shark had killed Charles Vansant.
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York City.

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

13. Bruder boasted that he was not afraid of sharks. Why was he not afraid?
(a) He believed he was stronger than a shark.
(b) He did not believe in sharks.
(c) He had swum with sharks off the coast of California.
(d) He believed he could out-swim a shark.

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

15. A new smell, the scent of _______________________, also would have piqued the interest of the shark.
(a) Fish.
(b) Human waste.
(c) Children.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Dowling swear?

3. What rumors were rampant?

4. Of what was Bruder certain regarding Vansant?

5. There was disagreement among the public as to what killed Charles. Some thought a shark was the culprit, others were convinced that _____________ was the predator.

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