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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it difficult to catch serial-killing man-eating sharks?
(a) The water conceals their crimes and aids in their escape.
(b) The sharks are shy.
(c) Men do not know much about sea creatures.
(d) These sharks are very intelligent and devious.

2. Nichols still maintained that an orca was responsible for the attacks. He soon realized that what would not accommodate a killer whale?
(a) The depth of the creek.
(b) The size of the creek.
(c) The fresh water of the creek.
(d) The temperature of the creek.

3. Fisher immediately closed his ____________ shop and ran to the creek.
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Fishing.

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) He collapsed.
(b) He jumped back into the water to catch the shark.
(c) The shark attacked again.
(d) The shark started to swim away from him.

5. On July ________, 1916, Renny Cartan, Jr., his cousin Johnson Cartan, and some other friends took off for the swimming hole at the nearby creek.
(a) 11.
(b) 29.
(c) 15.
(d) 22.

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

7. ________________ were strapped to the boats as gunmen stood waiting for the shark to surface.
(a) Pieces of Bruder's clothing.
(b) Dummies.
(c) Red pieces of fabric.
(d) Chunks of meat.

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

9. The shark hunters spotted what and shot at it repeatedly?
(a) A large fin.
(b) A school of fish.
(c) A dark spot in the water.
(d) A red spot in the water.

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

11. What were placed at the mouth of the creek so the shark could not escape?
(a) Boats.
(b) Spears.
(c) Metal cages.
(d) Wire nets.

12. Coppleson applied his theory to many locales around the world, including South Africa, Puerto Rico and _________________.
(a) New Zealand.
(b) The United States.
(c) China.
(d) Japan.

13. Scientists have recently theorized that shark attacks may be caused by what?
(a) More humans in the water.
(b) Sick sharks.
(c) Changes in coastal water temperatures.
(d) Lack of food.

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

15. 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) 5,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fisher and fisherman George _________________ made repeated dives into the murky water but could not find Lester.

2. 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.

3. The attack made the ________________ in the newspapers.

4. The men thought once the shark was killed, it would do what?

5. An influx of salt water to the creek did what?

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