Question 1

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

Describe the teeth of a shark. Why might they be like this?

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Question 2

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

What happens by the time a shark is eight years old? How is this significant?

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Question 3

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

How is the behavior of a young shark different from an older shark? What might this say about the shark that attacked in 1916?

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Question 4

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

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

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Question 5

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

How had beach life changed over the years? How might this also have played a role in the chance for shark attacks?

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Question 6

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

What might have drawn this particular shark north?

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Question 7

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

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

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Question 8

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

What might have drawn the shark to Charles Vansant?

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Question 9

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

Why is it more dangerous to swim with dogs?

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Question 10

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

How did Dr. Vansant try to save his son? Why was this not adequate?

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Question 11

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

What happened to Gertrude Schuyler? Why did this happen?

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Question 12

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

Why did Charles feel he had reached the shore safely, even though he knew he was being followed? Why might the shark have attacked him anyway?

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Question 13

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

Why might the hotel have kept Charles' death a secret?

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Question 14

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

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

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Question 15

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

What did most people think about the idea of a shark attacking a human? Why did they believe this?

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Question 16

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

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

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Question 17

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

What about swimmers specifically at this time helped sharks to believe humans were actually sea creatures? Would this be a problem today? Why or why not?

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Question 18

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

Why did Charles Bruder decide to go for a swim?

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Question 19

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

Describe the attack on Bruder.

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Question 20

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

What took place as soon as Bruger was brought to shore?

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Question 21

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

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

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Question 22

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

What was done for Bruder? Was this adequate? What there anything else that could have been done for him? Why or why not?

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Question 23

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916

What were the beliefs of many who heard the news of Bruder's death?

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Question 24

The Song of the Lark

When do Archie and Thea first meet each other?

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Question 25

Shakespeare's Sonnets

How would Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 be interpreted in a different cultural context?

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