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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. What did Charles Bruder want to do?

2. What did Dowling swear?

3. What was significant about the popular black and dark blue bathing suits?

4. What did Dr. William G. Schauffler immediately order?

5. The great white that attacked the swimmer in 1916 was probably born in the Atlantic around ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What might have drawn this particular shark north?

2. What was the official report after Charles Bruder's death? What was done as this report was being filed?

3. What might have drawn the shark to Charles Vansant?

4. What might have drawn the shark to the shore? How is this a plausible explanation?

5. When word spread about the attack on Charles Vansant, what did many hotel guests think?

6. Describe a young great white shark regarding its size and speed in the water. What might this mean for a human swimming in the water?

7. How did shark attacks become more possible in the summer of 1916?

8. When did information regarding Charles' death finally appear in the news? Describe this information. Why might it the information have appeared this way?

9. Why does the great white still remain much of a mystery today?

10. Describe the attack on Bruder.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The news of the shark attack on Charles Vansant, was kept quiet.

Part 1) How did people initially react to the attack on Charles and his subsequent death? Why did they react this way? Should they have reacted this way? Why or why not? Are you surprised they reacted this way? Why or why not?

Part 2) How did people react as more people were attacked by this shark? Why did they react this way? How did this affect the Jersey shore? What did this reveal about the people's feelings regarding these attacks?

Part 3) How do you think the general public would respond to a shark attack today? Why do you think they would react this way? Are shark attacks more likely today than they were in the past? Why or why not? Should the public worry more today about shark attacks? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The book Jaws was based on the attacks of 1916.

Part 1) How is this fact important to this book? How popular must this book have been? Why? How did this then lead to the creation of the movie Jaws? What might have been the reaction to the movie? Might reactions have been similar to those at the time of the attacks in 1916? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does the author of the book, Jaws, react to the fear and hatred that is felt towards Great White sharks? Why does he react this way? Are you surprised by his reaction? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do you agree with the author of Jaws regarding the danger that Great Whites may or may not pose? Why or why not? Can Great White sharks and man co-exist peacefully? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Great White sharks do not like the taste of humans.

Part 1) How does this book support this statement? Why might sharks not like the taste of humans? Why would a shark attack a human, if it does not like the taste of humans?

Part 2) What does the attack and eating of humans say about the mindset of a shark? How does it support the way in which they are programed to hunt?

Part 3) Why do other animals that are a danger to humans attack humans? What do these animals have in common? How should humans deal with these dangers? Why should they deal with them in this way?

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