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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. The person attempting to pull Charles toward the shore was stopped suddenly by what?

2. Leonard Hill planned to swim out a quarter-mile from the coast and then ________ miles due south.

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

4. What probably made Charles more vulnerable?

5. The shark stayed in the struggle until when?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Charles Bruder decide to go for a swim?

6. When word spread about the attack on Charles Vansant, what did many hotel guests think?

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

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

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

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

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) Compare the hunts to each other. Which hunt was more successful? Why was it more successful?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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