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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Vansants stayed at the stylish _____________ Hotel, where the upper crust enjoyed their respite.
(a) Eagles Nest.
(b) Essex.
(c) Engleside.
(d) Edmonton.

2. The wealthy family of Dr. Eugene Vansant rode in a Pullman with their nannies and servants for a stay in ______________.
(a) Wilmington Beach.
(b) Beach Haven.
(c) Howard Beach.
(d) Far Rockaway.

3. Eugene and Louisa Vansant did what with their daughters at dusk while their eldest child, Charles, romped with the family dog in the waters off the beach?
(a) Had dinner.
(b) Went to the movies.
(c) Went dancing.
(d) Strolled along the boardwalk.

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

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

6. The thousands of ________________ that cover their skin aid in their maneuverability and speed.
(a) Denticles.
(b) Barnacles.
(c) Derma.
(d) Scales.

7. The beach-goers of that year made up the largest gathering in the ____________ to date.
(a) Region.
(b) East.
(c) Country.
(d) State.

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

9. The only known creatures that on rare occasions are known to attack great whites of this size are what?
(a) Dolphins, sperm whales, and larger great whites.
(b) Seals and dolphins.
(c) Blue whales and orcas.
(d) Larger great whites, sperm whales and orcas.

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

11. What happened to Charles Bruder on the way back to the shore?
(a) He lost consciousness.
(b) He begged to go after the shark.
(c) He died.
(d) He began to feel better.

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

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

14. Who does the boy miss at the beginning of the book?
(a) His mother.
(b) His fiancee.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what was Bruder certain regarding Vansant?

2. What were women doing that was scandalous to many?

3. Some hotel guests worried about the incident, others were sure the incident had been exaggerated and believed what had happened to the young man?

4. By ____________ years of age, the white shark nearly doubles in size, making it nearly invincible in its environment.

5. As Gertrude stroked along parallel to the coastline, what happened to her?

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