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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Fisher able to fight against the shark?
(a) He was smart.
(b) He was quick.
(c) He was brave.
(d) He was an athletically built man.

2. The shark withstood the vengeance of man and days enduring life-threatening fresh water and made its way to ______________ Bay.
(a) Sheepshead.
(b) Raritan.
(c) Corio.
(d) Caneel.

3. Renny jumped in the cool, dark waters but soon had what sensation?
(a) A sharp, stabbing pain in his leg.
(b) A strange sensation tearing across his chest.
(c) A sharp, stabbing pain in his side.
(d) A strange sensation tearing across his leg.

4. Coppleson applied his theory to many locales around the world, including South Africa, Puerto Rico and _________________.
(a) The United States.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) New Zealand.

5. By July _______, bathers returned and ventured back into the water, seeming to forget about the recent attacks.
(a) 9th.
(b) 12th.
(c) 27th.
(d) 21st.

6. In 1922, two _____________ were attacked and killed at the same location, Coogee Beach, by large sharks that struck them with such force that they were lifted from the water.
(a) Boaters.
(b) Swimmers.
(c) Divers.
(d) Surfers.

7. The boys ran to Stanley Fisher, who was what?
(a) The bravest man in town.
(b) The mayor of the town.
(c) The best swimmer in town.
(d) The strongest man in town.

8. Lester Stilwell left his job in _________________ and met his friends at the creek.
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The factory.
(c) The school.
(d) The warehouse.

9. The expert and some of his assistants had witnessed sharks first hand and had observed how difficult it was for them to do what?
(a) Catch seals.
(b) Find a human scent in the water.
(c) Tear the flesh of large fish.
(d) Tear flesh from dead carcasses.

10. There was a report of a thirteen-foot tiger shark that was towed ashore while still alive regurgitating, among other items, what?
(a) A small school of fish.
(b) A well-preserved human arm.
(c) A rubber tire.
(d) A squid.

11. What did the shark do to Renny?
(a) It smelled him.
(b) It bumped into him.
(c) It bit him.
(d) It nipped him.

12. Men all over the region were reaching for their rifles and harpoons to hunt the beast down and kill it. A _______________ dollar reward was offered by the mayor of Matawan for the person who killed it.
(a) Three-hundred.
(b) Five-hundred.
(c) One-hundred.
(d) Two-hundred.

13. Where was this bay located?
(a) Between Queens and Brooklyn.
(b) Between New Jersey and Manhattan.
(c) Between New Jersey and Staten Island.
(d) Between Manhattan and the Bronx.

14. On July ____, 1916, a small group of men and their boats were organized to hunt the man-eater down.
(a) 21.
(b) 14.
(c) 28.
(d) 7.

15. The next morning, retired ______________ Thomas V. Cottrell was walking along the bank of the creek.
(a) Police Officer.
(b) Army Sergeant.
(c) Sea Captain.
(d) Navy Seal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cottrell did what to warn people about the shark?

2. What was wrong with the North Atlantic region for the shark?

3. The shark hunters spotted what and shot at it repeatedly?

4. He was finally able to get away from it and was carrying what was left of Lester to the shore when what happened?

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

(see the answer keys)

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