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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. By ____________ years of age, the white shark nearly doubles in size, making it nearly invincible in its environment.

2. A young man waded out in the Atlantic, his ______________ dog alongside his master.

3. What did Dr. William G. Schauffler immediately order?

4. The people irrationally linked the great white attack to what?

5. Someone on shore thought they saw what, which was actually blood?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the attack on Bruder.

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

4. What happens by the time a shark is eight years old? How is this significant?

5. Why might the hotel have kept Charles' death a secret?

6. How had beach life changed over the years? How might this also have played a role in the chance for shark attacks?

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

8. What was the official report after Charles Bruder's death? What was done as this report was being filed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several hunts took place to find the man-eating shark.

Part 1) Describe one of these hunts. Who organized this hunt? How was this hunt operated? What information about sharks and other creatures did the men have when organizing this hunt?

Part 2) How successful was this hunt? Explain. How could this hunt have been more efficient and organized?

Part 3) Do you believe that this shark should have been hunted? Why or why not? How does the author feel about hunting and killing this shark? Use the book to support your response.

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

The Great White still greatly remains a mystery.

Part 1) What is known about the Great White? How has this information been found? Why is more not known about this shark? How does this support the fact that the shark has remained greatly unchanged since the Age of Reptiles?

Part 2) Would knowing more about Great Whites help or hurt this powerful shark? Why? How could knowing more about this shark benefit humans? Why? How could more be learned about this shark? What technologies might be beneficial in learning more?

Part 3) What other animals still remain a mystery to mankind? Why? Why do humans desire to understand the animal kingdom and other aspects of our world? Does this knowledge truly benefit the creatures living on our planet? Why or why not?

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