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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Much to Everingham's surprise, what did he see?
(a) A large orca speed right toward his boat.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A gray fin cut the surface and speed right toward his boat.
(d) A small dolphin speed right toward his boat.

2. Dr. Sir Victor Coppleson, __________________ surgeon, coined the phrase "rogue shark."
(a) A German.
(b) An English.
(c) A Norwegian.
(d) An Australian.

3. What had drawn the shark?
(a) The warm water.
(b) The splashing of the boys.
(c) The smell of the boys.
(d) The sounds of the boys.

4. He was finally able to get away from it and was carrying what was left of Lester to the shore when what happened?
(a) The shark attacked again.
(b) He collapsed.
(c) The shark started to swim away from him.
(d) He jumped back into the water to catch the shark.

5. Confused by the coastline, the shark swam into the mouth of what creek?
(a) Indian Creek.
(b) Matawan Creek.
(c) Flint Creek.
(d) Muscogee Creek.

6. The juvenile shark that killed Bruder had probably been frightened off by what?
(a) The sounds of men.
(b) Bruder.
(c) The rescue boat.
(d) Helicopters.

7. How was Fisher able to fight against the shark?
(a) He was quick.
(b) He was an athletically built man.
(c) He was brave.
(d) He was smart.

8. Why might the juvenile shark that attacked the men have turned toward the coast when it reached Sandy Hook Bay on its northward migration?
(a) It may have sensed that it wouldn't survive in the open ocean.
(b) It was confused.
(c) It was attracted by the smell of humans.
(d) It was hungry.

9. Why can white sharks not survive in fresh water?
(a) They lose the salt balance between their own body and the fresh water.
(b) The water is too warm.
(c) The fresh water flushes out all the nutrients in their bodies.
(d) The water is too cold.

10. In most cases, white sharks dislike the taste of humans and do what?
(a) Eat them quickly.
(b) Avoid them.
(c) Spit them out.
(d) Eat them anyway.

11. What was done to keep swimmers safe in the Asbury Park area?
(a) Guards sat in boats in the water looking for the shark.
(b) A wire mesh net was being constructed.
(c) They were told to wear bright colors in the water.
(d) They were not allowed in the water.

12. What did Fisher set up so the boy's body wouldn't wash out to sea?
(a) A patrol of men to look for the body.
(b) A dam made from wood.
(c) A cage to catch the body.
(d) A barrier of chicken wire down creek.

13. Coppleson felt there was evidence that if a shark experiences killing or mauling humans, he does what?
(a) Never attacks a human again.
(b) Becomes very ill.
(c) Goes in search of more human prey.
(d) Remembers the smell of humans and avoids them.

14. On July ____, 1916, a small group of men and their boats were organized to hunt the man-eater down.
(a) 14.
(b) 21.
(c) 7.
(d) 28.

15. _______ Craven, walking along the bank of the creek, had just about given up on the shark when he saw something bobbing in the water. It was Lester.
(a) Fred.
(b) Bob.
(c) Ed.
(d) Jerry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Renny jumped in the cool, dark waters but soon had what sensation?

2. Coppleson would one day refer to these attacks as those by the "____________" of New Jersey.

3. Suddenly, Joseph was being pulled down by his leg. His brother Michael and a rescuer, Jacob Lefferts, both leaped in the water and tried to wrest Joseph from the shark's mouth. They were able to pull Joseph out and onto whose boat?

4. Men all over the region were reaching for their rifles and harpoons to hunt the beast down and kill it. A _______________ dollar reward was offered by the mayor of Matawan for the person who killed it.

5. The shark could have been reacting to the lunar pull, which caused what?

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