Summer of Blood Quiz

The section “‘Look Out!’” helps readers understand _______.

• how people reacted to the first shark attack

• why people hunt sharks

• why sharks are important

• how the heat wave affected city dwellers

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Author Lauren Tarshis writes, “For most Americans in 1916, the ocean was as mysterious as a distant galaxy.” This line contains a simile that illustrates

• the differences between oceans and outer space.

• how little people knew about sharks.

• the enormous size of the ocean.

• how few people knew how to swim

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The section “War With Sharks” uses a problem-and-solution text structure to _______.

• show why no one believed Captain Cottrell

• describe how Joe was rescued

• describe other shark attacks

• explain how the battle against sharks ended

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Tarshis writes, “The boys must have heard about the attacks, listening to the grisly stories with pounding hearts and wide-eyed fascination.” Grisly most closely means _______.

• A. horrifying

• popular

• C. impossible

• comforting

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Which line explains why people had doubts that the shark attacks had happened?

• “Witnesses had no doubt what had happened.”

• Even the most respected scientists mistakenly believed that sharks were shy creatures with weak jaws and small appetites.”

• C. “It was massive, eight or nine feet long.”

• “Overnight, people’s image of sharks was transformed.”

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Which detail would be LEAST important to include in a summary of the article?

• Matawan Creek was lined with brick and tile factories.

• In 1916, scientists believed that shark attacks were impossible.

• Joseph Dunn survived a shark attack.

• The frenzy ended after a great white shark was caught in Raritan Bay

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