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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. In most cases, white sharks dislike the taste of humans and do what?

2. Confused by the coastline, the shark swam into the mouth of what creek?

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

4. Lester Stilwell left his job in _________________ and met his friends at the creek.

5. What had drawn the shark?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was John Nichols finally forced to believe that sharks could be deadly to humans?

2. What did Fisher set up in the creek? Why did he do this?

3. Whom did newspaper reporters in New York contact regarding shark attacks? Why did they contact this man?

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

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

6. 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?

7. What happened to both Joseph and Stanley Fisher?

8. What might have drawn the shark to the shark-patrol boat? Why?

9. Describe the health of the average great white. How does this compare to the juvenile shark that attacked in 1916?

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

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

George Burgess believed the shark that attacked the Jersey Shore in 1916 was a rogue shark.

Part 1) What is a rogue shark? How did Burgess come to this conclusion about certain sharks and specifically this one? Do you believe he is accurate in describing this shark as a rogue shark? Why or why not?

Part 2) Does the author seem to believe this shark is a rogue shark? Why or why not? Do you believe rogue sharks exist? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do you believe other animals, including humans, can be rogue creatures? Why or why not? How much more dangerous would these types of creatures be than those who were not classified as "rogue?"

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