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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the Nautilus assembled?
(a) a warehouse in the south of France
(b) workshops on desert islands in the ocean
(c) in the Bermuda Triangle
(d) off the coast of Africa

2. What is described as the most interesting river in the sea?
(a) the Arabian Tunnel
(b) the Gulf Stream
(c) the River Styx
(d) the Sargasso Stream

3. 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 who has been longing for English speaking company
(c) as a great inventor and benefactor of lost sailors
(d) as a man on a mission to save the whales

4. What does Aronnax insist they thought they were hunting and attacking?
(a) a sea creature with rabies
(b) a sea monster that has been wrecking ships
(c) a pod of whales they needed for food
(d) a warship from China

5. How does Land react to the steward who comes into the room after he wakes up?
(a) Land smiles and asks a lot of questions.
(b) Land is so angry he jumps him and starts to strangle him.
(c) Land is grateful to see a human face.
(d) Land is relieved to see another Canadian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ned Land's response to an invitation to explore underwater?

2. What is Ned Land looking forward to at the oyster beds?

3. How does Aronnax find the taste of seaweed cigars?

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

5. What are the strange words a man says to Aronnax on the platform?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Aronnax concerned about the savages and what does Nemo do about it?

2. What are some of the fantastic ideas about the monster and how does it captivate the public?

3. Describe how the three men are treated when they first come on board the Nautilus.

4. What is the exciting thing that happens as they return for the island of Crespo?

5. Describe the tone of the novel as the story begins.

6. Describe the men's first view of the undersea world.

7. What does Aronnax observe that explains Nemo's vast wealth?

8. Explain the situation after the three men eat and fall asleep.

9. Explain the difference Nemo sees in the encounters with the Scotia and the Abraham Lincoln.

10. Mention how a dugong almost kills the men in a small boat.

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