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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. The first to reach Charles was who?

3. In July _________, the luxury yacht, Hildegard, set off on an outing in the Atlantic off the New York coast.

4. Long distance swimmer, Robert W. Dowling, ________________, announced he would swim out four miles in the Atlantic--sharks be damned!

5. The great white, even in modern times, remains what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 happened to Gertrude Schuyler? Why did this happen?

5. Describe the attack on Bruder.

6. What might have drawn this particular shark north?

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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