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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 13 | Part 1 Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do Conseil and Ned think they have been asleep when they finally wake up?
(a) for a few minutes
(b) for one full day
(c) for a few hours
(d) for a week

2. Tell what Ned Land and Captain Farragut decide to do to get the monster.
(a) to go for the monster with harpoons from the frigate itself
(b) to try to ram it with the bow of the frigate
(c) to put out in a small boat
(d) to drop raw meat into the ocean

3. What does Aronnax discover in Nemo's library?
(a) twelve thousand books
(b) Nemo's journals
(c) current newspapers
(d) a wet bar

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

5. Why is the frigate unable to catch the monster?
(a) It keeps going around in circles.
(b) It submerges often and comes up in back of the ship.
(c) It swims agilely at a speed of perhaps thirty miles per hour.
(d) It makes sharper turns than the ship can make.

Short Answer Questions

1. After falling from the Abraham Lincoln, what is Aronnax's condition?

2. Who are the two people on board who are not enthusiastic about the search?

3. What is the shape of the Nautilus?

4. How does Aronnax happen to be in the right place at the right time to be invited to join the hunt?

5. What is professor Aronnax's conclusion about what the sightings are?

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