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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Aronnax go get his telescope?
(a) Nemo and a lieutenant are looking at something he cannot see.
(b) He wants to see if there are any islands nearby.
(c) Nemo is using his and Aronnax does not want to bother him.
(d) Aronnax thinks he sees a pod of whales in the distance.

2. What evidence does Aronnax give Land to support his theory of a large sea animal?
(a) a long scientific explanation on water pressure on various size animals at various depths of the sea
(b) scraps of flesh removed from some of the damaged ships
(c) some fuzzy photos taken by people who have spotted it
(d) and estimate of how it would be too expensive to make a machine like that

3. What do they see at the pearl grotto?
(a) a shark attacking a diver
(b) a disoriented whale
(c) a fishing net being lowered
(d) a chest filled with pearls

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

5. After speaking with Nemo the morning after the underwater walk, how long is Nemo absent?
(a) for weeks
(b) for a fortnight
(c) for nine hours
(d) for two days

6. How is the animal finally killed?
(a) The animal cannot come up for air.
(b) Land harpoons it through the heart.
(c) Conseil hits it with an oar.
(d) Land stabs it with his knife.

7. What famous historical figure does Nemo discuss with Aronnax?
(a) Captain Kidd
(b) George Washington
(c) La Perouse
(d) Captain Cook

8. What happens to the small boat when the wounded animal attacks?
(a) Everyone gets thrown into the water.
(b) The animal takes a bite out of the boat.
(c) The boat begins to take on water.
(d) Everyone on board gets thrown around.

9. What nationalities does Aronnax guess the captors to be?
(a) African, Asian, or Polynesian
(b) Norwegian, Brazilian, or Russian
(c) Spanish, Arabian, or Indian
(d) Peruvian, Mexican, or Argentinian

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

11. What does Conseil think Captain Nemo is?
(a) a madman
(b) a figment of their imagination
(c) a misunderstood genius
(d) an American spy

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

13. What does the public speculate the object is?
(a) a sea monster like the Loch Ness dragon
(b) an island reef, a sea serpent, or a whale of unknown species
(c) something from outer space
(d) a mirage, not real at all

14. What happens to the three prisoners after the incident with the telescope?
(a) They are drugged and fall asleep.
(b) They are threatened with being thrown overboard.
(c) They are locked in Aronnax's room for the night.
(d) They are forbidden to go to the platform ever again.

15. What does Aronnax see in the glade of coral at the coral kingdom?
(a) a strange coral cross
(b) a new species of eel
(c) a coral mine
(d) a coral eating crab

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the Nautilus assembled?

3. How does Land react to the steward who comes into the room after he wakes up?

4. What is the first view from the surface Aronnax enjoys with Captain Nemo?

5. What does Aronnax say he sees traveling in the Nautilus?

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