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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. A lunar eclipse would be occurring on July _______ that year.

2. By Saturday, July 15, Coney Island and Brighton Beach had lost an estimated __________________ beach goers, replaced by gangs of men armed with guns and spears bent on killing sharks.

3. Fisher and fisherman George _________________ made repeated dives into the murky water but could not find Lester.

4. Scientists have recently theorized that shark attacks may be caused by what?

5. This doctor insisted what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a rogue shark? How did this term come about?

2. Why might Bruder's legs not have been satisfying for the shark?

3. Describe the first realization that a shark had entered the Matawan Creek.

4. What happened to both Joseph and Stanley Fisher?

5. What did Lucas and others think about the idea of man-eating sharks? How did they support this belief?

6. If the shark was near the shark-patrol boat, why were they unable to catch it or shoot it?

7. What led the shark to Matawan?

8. What did Coppleson think of the shark attacks of 1916? How does this compare to other beliefs at the time and beliefs today?

9. What was done to help keep swimmers safe? Was this effective? Why or why not?

10. How did Renny's cousin and friends react to the scratch marks on Renny's body and his fear? Why might they have reacted in this way?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Very few of the shark attack victims were saved.

Part 1) Describe the attacks. Why were they so vicious? What did these attacks all have in common? How were the attacks that were fatal different from those that were not fatal?

Part 2) Why were so many of these attacks fatal? What did this reveal about the shark? What other factors, other than the shark's powerful bite, made the attack more dangerous?

Part 3) Could more of the victims be saved today? Why or why not? What does this say about the power of a shark bite? In what ways might swimmers be safer today from sharks than they were in the past?

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