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Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 Quiz

Michael Capuzzo
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Close to Shore.

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 Quiz

Michael Capuzzo
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Close to Shore.

Take our free Close to Shore quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

The shark had traveled ____________ miles north from Beach Haven. (from Chapters 7 and 8)

2.

Joseph Dunn, his brother Michael and their friend Jerry Hollohan in __________________, a community downstream from the town of Matawan, had missed the warnings and cut through the woods for a quick swim in the creek. (from Chapters 17 and 18)

3.

The US Bureau of ______________ declared that people should not be deterred from going into the waters since "sharks were not vicious" (p. 82). Sharks were deemed to be less a threat to man than horses and dogs. (from Chapters 13 and 14)

4.

On July ____, 1916, a small group of men and their boats were organized to hunt the man-eater down. (from Chapters 11 and 12)

5.

Confused by the coastline, the shark swam into the mouth of what creek? (from Chapters 15 and 16)

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