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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. What does Conseil believe about the outcome of the trip?
(a) that Aronnax will sign on for another trip
(b) that the monster will find them and sink the ship
(c) that when they get back to France, everyone will laugh at them
(d) that he will die trying to save the life of his master

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

3. Briefly describe Ned Land.
(a) 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.
(b) He is Conseil's cousin conscripted for the trip.
(c) He is a Frenchman only on board to translate for Aronnax.
(d) He is a Canadian scientist who disbelieves the whole thing.

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

5. What is the name of the vessel?
(a) the Challenger
(b) the Nautilus
(c) the Discoverer
(d) the Intrepid

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aronnax observe the sailors doing the morning after the underwater walk?

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

3. What repels the savages trying to get inside the Nautilus?

4. What is Aronnax's assigned room like?

5. How do Aronnax and Conseil finally see Ned Land?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Aronnax's first walk on the sea floor.

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

3. Explain what bothers Ned Land in December.

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

5. Tell about the first thing Captain Nemo allows Aronnax to see on the Nautilus.

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

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

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

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

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

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