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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The shark withstood the vengeance of man and days enduring life-threatening fresh water and made its way to ______________ Bay.
(a) Caneel.
(b) Sheepshead.
(c) Corio.
(d) Raritan.

2. 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) 22.
(b) 11.
(c) 29.
(d) 15.

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

4. Renny jumped in the cool, dark waters but soon had what sensation?
(a) A sharp, stabbing pain in his side.
(b) A sharp, stabbing pain in his leg.
(c) A strange sensation tearing across his leg.
(d) A strange sensation tearing across his chest.

5. The US Bureau of ______________ declared that people should not be deterred from going into the waters since "sharks were not vicious" (p. 82). Sharks were deemed to be less a threat to man than horses and dogs.
(a) The Interior.
(b) Fisheries.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Oceans.

6. Dr. Herbert Cooley at Keyport tended to Joseph when he was brought ashore. Joseph's ______________ received a large bite. The doctor treated the wound and had Joseph rushed to the hospital.
(a) Thigh muscle.
(b) Arm muscle.
(c) Calf muscle.
(d) Neck muscle.

7. Benjamin Everingham had been instructed to bring a rifle and ax along. Why did he not bring any weapons?
(a) He forgot.
(b) He thought there was no real threat.
(c) He could not find a rifle or ax.
(d) He did not feel comfortable carrying weapons.

8. The next morning, retired ______________ Thomas V. Cottrell was walking along the bank of the creek.
(a) Police Officer.
(b) Navy Seal.
(c) Army Sergeant.
(d) Sea Captain.

9. 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.
(a) Two-hundred.
(b) One-hundred.
(c) Three-hundred.
(d) Five-hundred.

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

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

12. 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 was hungry.
(b) It may have sensed that it wouldn't survive in the open ocean.
(c) It was attracted by the smell of humans.
(d) It was confused.

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

14. The great white can grow to _____________ feet or more and weigh several tons.
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. The men began launching ________________ in various parts of the creek.

3. Coppleson applied his theory to many locales around the world, including South Africa, Puerto Rico and _________________.

4. When the attacks stopped, Coppleson took it as what evidence?

5. What was Benjamin Everingham doing in the Asbury Avenue beach area?

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