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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 Hewitt tell Ana her parents had discovered?
(a) A new algorithm.
(b) An underground lab.
(c) The Nautilus.
(d) A new species of dolphin.

2. What is meant to be the training vessel for this freshmen class?
(a) The Titanic.
(b) The Minnow.
(c) The Arronax.
(d) The Varuna.

3. When Ana places her hand on the DNA reader, what does it do?
(a) It lights up and begins to spin around.
(b) It buzzes and flies around the room.
(c) It begins to sing before showing their location.
(d) It first moves to their current location and then moves to the location of the secret base.

4. Where did Captain Nemo die?
(a) In a volcanic eruption.
(b) In his submarine, the Nautilus.
(c) In the bombing of one of his bases.
(d) In Land Institute's prison.

5. What does Ana notice as she swims to the surface after feeding the dolphin?
(a) There are no birds in the sky.
(b) The security grid’s blue lights flash off and back on.
(c) The current is stronger than usual.
(d) Her brother is missing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Nemo died, what instructions did he give Cyrus Harding?

2. What activity calms Ana and puts her in a good mood?

3. What had Ana’s parents been doing at the time of their deaths?

4. When Ana wakes up late in the morning, what does she learn has happened to Dr. Hewitt?

5. Who are considered the best in the freshmen houses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the students learn is in the boxes on the Varuna?

2. What is learned in Chapter Thirteen about the significance of the names Arronax, Land, Harding, and Pencroft?

3. Why does Dev give Ana a black pearl necklace?

4. How is Ana saved from her Land Institute captor in the first section of the book?

5. Where does the paperweight-like object tell Ana they should go? What is the problem with this?

6. What does Ana think about Dr. Hewitt in the first section of the book?

7. How do the students react as they watch their school and the edge of the Pacific coast crumble into the ocean?

8. What information does Caleb South give to the HP crew aboard the Varuna?

9. How does Ana communicate with the other members of Dolphin House?

10. In the first section of the book, why does Ana suspect Dr. Hewitt may be in cahoots with Land Institute?

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