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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes up the forest of Crespo?

2. What does Nemo say do not exist in his undersea world?

3. When they get tired underwater, what do they do?

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

5. After leaving the island, where are they when Aronnax begins to wonder where they are going?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe why Ned interrupts Aronnax's reading and what he shows him.

2. What does the U.S. government invite Aronnax to join?

3. From the small submarine, tell what Aronnax observes in an underwater cemetery.

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

5. How is the pearl seen differently by different people?

6. Relate Aronnax's encounter with the strange man.

7. What is the unexpected pleasure Nemo gives the three captives near the island of Gilboa?

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

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

10. Briefly detail the problem with the telescope.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about vicarious thrills. Include examples in you essay where you joined in some dangerous or exciting event through reading without risking you life. Explain how readers can enjoy more things in books than they could ever experience in real life.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the necessity to suspend belief while reading science fiction. While submarines were possible in the 1800's, nothing like Nemo's Nautilus was even dreamed of. The amount of supplies in the Nautilus, the unspecified number of crewmen, and the advanced technological instruments should be included in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about clues throughout the novel that point to Nemo's war on war. As illustrations, point out Nemo's different attitude toward commercial ships and warships beginning with his statements early on about the Scotia and the Abraham Lincoln. Make the connection about Jule Verne's feelings about war.

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