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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some hotel guests worried about the incident, others were sure the incident had been exaggerated and believed what had happened to the young man?

2. The only known creatures that on rare occasions are known to attack great whites of this size are what?

3. The editorial ended with what conclusion?

4. Has the force of the great white's bite ever been measured?

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

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

3. 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?

4. When did information regarding Charles' death finally appear in the news? Describe this information. Why might it the information have appeared this way?

5. How does the story begin? How is this chapter important?

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

7. How did shark attacks become more possible in the summer of 1916?

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

9. What was done for Bruder? Was this adequate? What there anything else that could have been done for him? Why or why not?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the resorts along the Jersey shore wanted to keep their beaches open.

Part 1) What attempts were made to keep these beaches open? Were these good ideas? Why or why not? Should the beaches have been kept open? Why or why not?

Part 2) What other disasters might affect the economy of a beach community like the Jersey shore? How might those living in and visiting these communities deal with these disasters?

Part 3) When have communities or the government kept information from the general public to keep the economy from collapsing? How did this, in the end, affect the economy?

Essay Topic 2

The book Jaws was based on the attacks of 1916.

Part 1) How is this fact important to this book? How popular must this book have been? Why? How did this then lead to the creation of the movie Jaws? What might have been the reaction to the movie? Might reactions have been similar to those at the time of the attacks in 1916? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does the author of the book, Jaws, react to the fear and hatred that is felt towards Great White sharks? Why does he react this way? Are you surprised by his reaction? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do you agree with the author of Jaws regarding the danger that Great Whites may or may not pose? Why or why not? Can Great White sharks and man co-exist peacefully? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Great White sharks do not like the taste of humans.

Part 1) How does this book support this statement? Why might sharks not like the taste of humans? Why would a shark attack a human, if it does not like the taste of humans?

Part 2) What does the attack and eating of humans say about the mindset of a shark? How does it support the way in which they are programed to hunt?

Part 3) Why do other animals that are a danger to humans attack humans? What do these animals have in common? How should humans deal with these dangers? Why should they deal with them in this way?

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