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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Divers.
(c) Swimmers.
(d) Surfers.

2. The reporters had endless questions about what?
(a) Man-eating sharks.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Attacks on humans by animals.
(d) Sea creatures.

3. Fisher and fisherman George _________________ made repeated dives into the murky water but could not find Lester.
(a) Burlew.
(b) Barlow.
(c) Barringer.
(d) Barrows.

4. Why did the other boys not believe something hit Renny in the water?
(a) He always lied.
(b) They thought he was scraped by a branch.
(c) They had not seen anything.
(d) He often exaggerated.

5. Scientists have recently theorized that shark attacks may be caused by what?
(a) Changes in coastal water temperatures.
(b) Sick sharks.
(c) More humans in the water.
(d) Lack of food.

6. Why did the shark do this to Renny?
(a) Probably to get a sense of his size.
(b) Probably to see if he would taste good.
(c) Probably to see what kind of creature he was.
(d) Probably to sate his hunger.

7. On July ________, 1916, Renny Cartan, Jr., his cousin Johnson Cartan, and some other friends took off for the swimming hole at the nearby creek.
(a) 22.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 29.

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

9. Coppleson felt there was evidence that if a shark experiences killing or mauling humans, he does what?
(a) Never attacks a human again.
(b) Remembers the smell of humans and avoids them.
(c) Becomes very ill.
(d) Goes in search of more human prey.

10. The great white can grow to _____________ feet or more and weigh several tons.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Forty-five.

11. The shark hunters spotted what and shot at it repeatedly?
(a) A red spot in the water.
(b) A large fin.
(c) A school of fish.
(d) A dark spot in the water.

12. The ____________________ sensationalized the incident by describing in detail the gore of the attack.
(a) New York Post.
(b) New York Times.
(c) AM New York program.
(d) New Yorker.

13. Just before they gave up, Fisher decided to dive one more time. He resurfaced and told Lester's waiting parents and the others what?
(a) He could not find the boy.
(b) He found the boy.
(c) He had been attacked.
(d) The boy was still alive.

14. 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) Two-hundred.
(b) Three-hundred.
(c) Five-hundred.
(d) One-hundred.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Lucas had sent whom to the scene of the shark attack on Charles Bruder?

4. The expert and some of his assistants had witnessed sharks first hand and had observed how difficult it was for them to do what?

5. The juvenile shark that killed Bruder had probably been frightened off by what?

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