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

2. 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 thought there was no real threat.
(c) He forgot.
(d) He did not feel comfortable carrying weapons.

3. He was finally able to get away from it and was carrying what was left of Lester to the shore when what happened?
(a) He collapsed.
(b) The shark started to swim away from him.
(c) The shark attacked again.
(d) He jumped back into the water to catch the shark.

4. 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) Sharks.
(c) Oceans.
(d) Fisheries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was done to keep swimmers safe in the Asbury Park area?

2. A lunar eclipse would be occurring on July _______ that year.

3. The boys ran to Stanley Fisher, who was what?

4. When Lester was pulled under by the shark, the boys ran into town and told ___________________ what had happened.

5. There was a report of a thirteen-foot tiger shark that was towed ashore while still alive regurgitating, among other items, what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. What led the shark to Matawan?

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

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

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

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

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