by Lauren Tarshis
Chapter 1
- Where is Chet swimming?
- What does he see in the water?
Chapter 2
- How much does Chet make working at the diner?
- What sport did Uncle Jerry play?
- What is the newspaper article about?
- Does Uncle Jerry believe the story? Why or Why not?
Chapter 3
- How did the Captain survive the shipwreck?
- Where did the Captain stab the shark?
- Does anyone believe the Captain’s story?
- Where are Chet’s parents?
Chapter 4
- How hot is it?
- Where do the boys swim?
- Does Chet hope to stay in Elm Hills with his uncle?
Chapter 5
- Was the gray triangle a shark? What was it?
- Why is Chet made and embarrassed?
Chapter 6
- What happened to Charles Bruder?
- What is the “Creek Monster”?
Chapter 7
- What does Chet use to look like blood?
- Where does Chet smear mud?
- Does Chet’s prank work?
Chapter 8
- How does Uncle Jerry react to the prank?
- Where did Uncle Jerry move after he hurt his leg?
- Why did he move back to Elm Hills?
Chapter 9
- Where does Chet go to look for his friends?
- Why does the water look like red smoke?
- What attacked Chet?
Chapter 10
- Do the people in the store believe Chet about the shark?
- Who does Chet think will believe him?
Chapter 11
- How could a shark get to the creek, according to the Captain?
Chapter 12
- Do the boys believe Chet at first?
- Why does Chet jump into the water?
- What does the shark bite?
Chapter 13
- Who did the shark kill?
- Who did it injure?
- How did the Captain scare away the shark?
Chapter 14
- Did Chet lose his leg?
- Where are Chet’s parents?
Chapter 15
- What happened to the shark?
- Who saved whom?
- Will the boys keep doing pranks?
- What is Uncle Jerry’s idea?
Gray Pages
- How much was Herman Oelrich’s award? What was the award for?
- How many people died of shark attacks in July 1916?
- What kind of shark do scientists think was in Matawan Bay?
- Are shark attacks rare?
- Name 3 ways you can avoid sharks.
- What state has the most shark attacks?
- How many sharks do humans kill every year?
Elizabeth Caulfield Felt 