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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. There were some ______________ people in the water the day following the attack on Charles Vansant.

2. While the young shark is off the coast of Florida, it may be caught in the warm Gulf Stream currents, which does what to the shark?

3. The hotel manager, ___________________, immediately ordered his telephone operators to notify the operators in all the hotels on the north and central coast.

4. Word spread about the experiment with what conclusion?

5. What did the swimmers do after they learned what danger they had been in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Had any new evidence come in regarding the dangers of sharks by the time Oelrichs died? Why or why not?

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

3. What information is given about great whites in this section? How is this important?

4. Describe the 1891 experiment. Is this a valid experiment? Why or why not?

5. 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?

6. Describe the teeth of a shark. Why might they be like this?

7. Describe a young great white shark regarding its size and speed in the water. What might this mean for a human swimming in the water?

8. What might have drawn the shark to Charles Vansant?

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

10. What might have drawn the shark to the shore? How is this a plausible explanation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The shark swam into a fresh water creek.

Part 1) Why did the shark do this? What did this reveal about the shark at this time? How might the shark's state of mind have played a role in the many attacks along the Matawan Creek?

Part 2) What could have been done to keep the shark out of the creek? Might tactics such as this be used today? Why or why not? Do you see creeks as being dangerous now because of this event? Why or why not?

Part 3) In what ways has man tried to control nature to make life better for all mankind? What are the results of these attempts? Why? Should man attempt to control nature? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The news of the shark attack on Charles Vansant, was kept quiet.

Part 1) How did people initially react to the attack on Charles and his subsequent death? Why did they react this way? Should they have reacted this way? Why or why not? Are you surprised they reacted this way? Why or why not?

Part 2) How did people react as more people were attacked by this shark? Why did they react this way? How did this affect the Jersey shore? What did this reveal about the people's feelings regarding these attacks?

Part 3) How do you think the general public would respond to a shark attack today? Why do you think they would react this way? Are shark attacks more likely today than they were in the past? Why or why not? Should the public worry more today about shark attacks? Why or why not?

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