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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. In New York City, some newspaper reporters visited whose office?
(a) Dr. Augustus Frederic Lucas'.
(b) Dr. Frank Aaron Lucas'.
(c) Dr. Frederic Augustus Lucas'.
(d) Dr. Aaron Frank Lucas'.

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

3. The man the reporters visited was director of what?
(a) Liberty Science Center.
(b) The Rose Center.
(c) The Sony Wonder Lab.
(d) The American Museum of Natural History.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The reporters had endless questions about what?

2. Fisher immediately closed his ____________ shop and ran to the creek.

3. The ____________________ sensationalized the incident by describing in detail the gore of the attack.

4. Cottrell did what to warn people about the shark?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lucas and others think about the idea of man-eating sharks? How did they support this belief?

2. How did the boys react to Lester Stilwell being pull under by the shark? Was this a good idea? Why or why not?

3. What led the shark to Matawan?

4. Describe what took place on July 7, 1916.

5. What proof does Chapter 11 give to suggest this was a young shark?

6. How did Renny's cousin and friends react to the scratch marks on Renny's body and his fear? Why might they have reacted in this way?

7. Describe the first realization that a shark had entered the Matawan Creek.

8. Whom did newspaper reporters in New York contact regarding shark attacks? Why did they contact this man?

9. What did Fisher set up in the creek? Why did he do this?

10. Describe the health of the average great white. How does this compare to the juvenile shark that attacked in 1916?

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