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

2. The beating with the oar and the gunshots had, like some old-time fishermen predicted, probably done what?
(a) Caused the shark to drift north.
(b) Killed the shark.
(c) Scared it south.
(d) Forced it farther out to sea.

3. Coppleson cited the North Atlantic attacks of 1916 as those of a rogue shark, even though many American experts maintained what belief?
(a) The deaths of the swimmers were caused by a shark that could not be considered a rogue shark.
(b) The swimmers drowned.
(c) The deaths of the swimmers were caused by orcas.
(d) The deaths of the swimmers were not caused by sharks.

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

5. 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) Five-hundred.
(c) One-hundred.
(d) Three-hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reporters had endless questions about what?

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

3. On July ________, 1916, Renny Cartan, Jr., his cousin Johnson Cartan, and some other friends took off for the swimming hole at the nearby creek.

4. 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.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How were New York and New Jersey's economies affected by this shark? How did the people of these states react to this? How did this lead to federal government efforts?

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

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

4. What had occurred by July 9th? Why?

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

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

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

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

9. What led the shark to Matawan?

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

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