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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Vansant was somewhat concerned about the possible ruckus on the Jersey Shore due to the hordes of visitors expected and a controversy over what?
(a) The location of their hotel.
(b) How the family would spend their leisure time.
(c) Some young women who were going to be parading around in revealing beach wear.
(d) The amount of money her husband would spend at the casino.

2. Of what was Bruder certain regarding Vansant?
(a) He had not actually died.
(b) He was not killed by a shark.
(c) He had been killed by a shark.
(d) He had drowned.

3. The beach-goers of that year made up the largest gathering in the ____________ to date.
(a) East.
(b) State.
(c) Region.
(d) Country.

4. Leonard Hill planned to swim out a quarter-mile from the coast and then ________ miles due south.
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Seven.

5. This editorial cited the fact that twenty-five years had passed since Oelrichs' swim with the sharks and _____ evidence had come forth of a shark attacking a man.
(a) No.
(b) Some.
(c) Very little.
(d) A great deal of.

Short Answer Questions

1. A shark can smell prey ___________________ away.

2. Word spread about the experiment with what conclusion?

3. The owner and captain of the yacht was the wealthy shipping mogul Hermann Oelrichs. One of Oelrichs' goals was to debunk the myth that sharks were man-eaters. He felt certain that their bad publicity stemmed from pure fantasy. He had offered a reward of ____________ for proof that any person had ever been attacked by a shark.

4. The Vansants stayed at the stylish _____________ Hotel, where the upper crust enjoyed their respite.

5. The hotel manager, ___________________, immediately ordered his telephone operators to notify the operators in all the hotels on the north and central coast.

Short Essay Questions

1. What might have drawn the shark to the shore? How is this a plausible explanation?

2. Why is it more dangerous to swim with dogs?

3. How is the behavior of a young shark different from an older shark? What might this say about the shark that attacked in 1916?

4. What might have drawn the shark to Charles Vansant?

5. Why does the great white still remain much of a mystery today?

6. How did Dr. Vansant try to save his son? Why was this not adequate?

7. What did most people think about the idea of a shark attacking a human? Why did they believe this?

8. What about swimmers specifically at this time helped sharks to believe humans were actually sea creatures? Would this be a problem today? Why or why not?

9. When word spread about the attack on Charles Vansant, what did many hotel guests think?

10. What might have drawn this particular shark north?

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