2. Cottrell did what to warn people about the shark?
(a) He posted signs to stay out of the water.
(b) He steered his motorboat up and down the creek.
(c) He telephoned everyone he knew.
(d) He posted a warning as his Facebook status.

3. This doctor insisted what?
(a) A shark could easily inflict the damage that Bruder suffered.
(b) A shark could not inflict the damage that Bruder suffered.
(c) A shark might be able to inflict the damage that Bruder suffered.
(d) A shark could not very easily inflict the damage that Bruder suffered.

4. Hearing about the attacks, ichthyologist John Nichols drove from New York City to the Matawan Creek. Where did he stop first?
(a) Renny's home.
(b) The mouth of the creek.
(c) The constable's office.
(d) The place where Renny was first scratched by the shark.

5. The ____________________ sensationalized the incident by describing in detail the gore of the attack.
(a) New York Post.
(b) AM New York program.
(c) New Yorker.
(d) New York Times.

6. By Saturday, July 15, Coney Island and Brighton Beach had lost an estimated __________________ beach goers, replaced by gangs of men armed with guns and spears bent on killing sharks.
(a) 500.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 5,000.

7. The boys ran to Stanley Fisher, who was what?
(a) The best swimmer in town.
(b) The mayor of the town.
(c) The strongest man in town.
(d) The bravest man in town.

8. Why might the shark not have been hungry for a short while?
(a) It had digested human body parts.
(b) It did not like the taste of humans.
(c) It may have been storing parts of the two men it had half-eaten, much like a camel stores water.
(d) It was ill.

9. Fisher and fisherman George _________________ made repeated dives into the murky water but could not find Lester.
(a) Barlow.
(b) Barrows.
(c) Barringer.
(d) Burlew.

10. Coppleson based his theory on the incidence of shark attacks that occurred when?
(a) After the advent of the swimsuit in 1919.
(b) After the advent of the sailboat in 1919.
(c) After the advent of swimming competitions in 1919.
(d) After the advent of the sport of surfing in 1919.

11. The men began launching ________________ in various parts of the creek.
(a) Tear gas canisters.
(b) Dynamite blasts.
(c) Grenades.
(d) Spears.

12. What did the men do to attract the shark?
(a) They swam in the water around the boat.
(b) They shot into the water.
(c) They called out for the shark.
(d) They spread trails of blood behind their boats.

13. What happened to the animal at which they shot?
(a) It died and sank to the bottom of the ocean.
(b) It died and floated on top of the water.
(c) It attacked their boat.
(d) It submerged and disappeared under the water.

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

15. A lunar eclipse would be occurring on July _______ that year.
(a) 27th.
(b) 20th.
(c) 24th.
(d) 14th.