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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 9 | Part 1 Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aronnax have trouble falling asleep after the rescue?
(a) He cannot sleep with the lights on.
(b) He has too many troubling thoughts.
(c) He always suffers from insomnia.
(d) He has cramps from being in the cold water.

2. How does Nemo describe himself to Aronnax, Conseil, and Land?
(a) as a man who has broken all ties that bound him to humankind
(b) as a man on a mission to save the whales
(c) as a great inventor and benefactor of lost sailors
(d) as a man who has been longing for English speaking company

3. Briefly describe Ned Land.
(a) He is a Canadian scientist who disbelieves the whole thing.
(b) Land is a Canadian who speaks French with Aronnax. He has been a seaman all his life and has many interesting tales about his adventures.
(c) He is a Frenchman only on board to translate for Aronnax.
(d) He is Conseil's cousin conscripted for the trip.

4. Tell about the encounter with the captain of a whaling ship.
(a) The captain recognizes Ned Land and hires him away.
(b) The captain borrows Ned Land, who happily harpoons two whales for him.
(c) The captain laughs at the idea of a giant sea monster.
(d) The captain relates an encounter with the monster.

5. In what year do reports start circulating about the strange creature in the ocean?
(a) 1850
(b) 1866
(c) 1900
(d) 1792

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Aronnax's immediate action after he receives the invitation.

2. What happens when Ned Land gets close enough to throw his harpoon?

3. How long do Conseil and Ned think they have been asleep when they finally wake up?

4. Tell what Ned Land and Captain Farragut decide to do to get the monster.

5. What does Aronnax fear about the heavy air in the room where they are?

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