Jaws by Peter Benchley Questions for March 2, 2018 Chapter 5 1. What did Brody and Hendricks discover when they went out to Gardner’s boat? 2. Who met them at the dock? Why? 3. What did Brody tell Sally Gardner when he phoned her? 4. What possible reasons did Hooper give for why the shark was hanging around Amity’s shoreline? 5. What was Brody’s proposed solution to the shark problem? 6. Why does Mayor Vaughan want Brody to re-open the beaches? 7. Describe Brody’s family. Chapter 6 8. What errands did Ellen do? 9. Who did Ellen meet in the hardware store? What did they talk about? 10. What kind of scientist is Matt Hooper? 11. What memory of Ellen’s past did she discuss with Matt? Chapter 7 12. When Ellen called her husband, what did she propose? What was his reaction? 13. Who came to dinner at the Brody’s? 14. What did Daisy Wicker ask Brody? 15. What’s a G and G? Why did that discussion make Brody feel alienated? 16. Was Ellen satisfied with her dinner party? Why?/Why not? 17. How did Brody feel about the party? Give some reasons. Nautical Terminology dock/pier (each parking space is a slip) (jetty=small dock) cleat a flying bridge is an open driver’s seat on top of the main cabin ( This picture doesn’t have one.) cockpit/cabin a pulpit is an extension Port beyond the prow to allow (left side) someone to stand over gin railing the water. (It looks kind of pole like a diving board with rails.) prow Bow (front) hatch gunwale waterline transom deck Starboard propeller (right side) shaft Stern (back) harpoon Dinghy harpoon line .