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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. What was wrong with the North Atlantic region for the shark?
(a) It did not offer him many food choices.
(b) It was very warm.
(c) It had too many animals from which to choose.
(d) It was very cold.

2. The shark could have been reacting to the lunar pull, which caused what?
(a) The water to be warm.
(b) High tides running up even into the creek.
(c) The fresh water to leak out to the ocean.
(d) Low tides running out of the creek.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Joseph Dunn, his brother Michael and their friend Jerry Hollohan in __________________, a community downstream from the town of Matawan, had missed the warnings and cut through the woods for a quick swim in the creek.

2. Coppleson based his theory on the incidence of shark attacks that occurred when?

3. The beating with the oar and the gunshots had, like some old-time fishermen predicted, probably done what?

4. Why can white sharks not survive in fresh water?

5. _______ Craven, walking along the bank of the creek, had just about given up on the shark when he saw something bobbing in the water. It was Lester.

Short Essay Questions

1. If the shark was near the shark-patrol boat, why were they unable to catch it or shoot it?

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

3. What was done to try to catch the shark? Why did people react this way?

4. After the attack on Charles Bruder, what happened to the news regarding the shark? Why did this happen?

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

6. What is a rogue shark? How did this term come about?

7. What was done to help keep swimmers safe? Was this effective? Why or why not?

8. What might have drawn the shark to the shark-patrol boat? Why?

9. How was John Nichols finally forced to believe that sharks could be deadly to humans?

10. To what animal is a shark compared? How is this belief supported?

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