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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were placed at the mouth of the creek so the shark could not escape?
(a) Spears.
(b) Metal cages.
(c) Wire nets.
(d) Boats.

2. The men thought once the shark was killed, it would do what?
(a) Sink.
(b) Disintegrate.
(c) Go out to sea.
(d) Surface.

3. The shark craved large mammals rich with what?
(a) Blubber.
(b) Muscle.
(c) Sodium.
(d) Nutrients.

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

5. Lucas had sent whom to the scene of the shark attack on Charles Bruder?
(a) Dr. Neergaard.
(b) Dr. Nichols.
(c) Dr. Johnson.
(d) Dr. Smith.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. _______ Craven, walking along the bank of the creek, had just about given up on the shark when he saw something bobbing in the water. It was Lester.

3. Hearing about the attacks, ichthyologist John Nichols drove from New York City to the Matawan Creek. Where did he stop first?

4. What was done to keep swimmers safe in the Asbury Park area?

5. On July ____, 1916, a small group of men and their boats were organized to hunt the man-eater down.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After the attack on Charles Bruder, what happened to the news regarding the shark? Why did this happen?

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

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

7. What was done to try to catch the shark? Why did people react this way?

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

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

10. What might have caused the shark to head north?

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