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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. Why is Dr. Hewett on the mend?
(a) The Nautilus has healing powers.
(b) He was misdiagnosed.
(c) Experimental medicine.
(d) He is very strong-willed.

2. In Chapter Forty, what is the loud explosion that the students hear?
(a) The Arronax has sent a warning signal to Lincoln Base.
(b) The Arronax has hit the Nautilus with a torpedo.
(c) The Nautilus has hit the Arronax with a torpedo.
(d) The Arronax has destroyed the north side of the atoll.

3. What does the crew of the Nautilus think the Arronax will do next?
(a) They will blow up the entire base.
(b) They will take the hostages away on the Varuna.
(c) They will take those on base hostage.
(d) They will kill those on base.

4. What does Ana realize as she plays the organ?
(a) She is finally communicating with the Nautilus.
(b) She knows a great deal of Bach.
(c) She always loved playing the piano.
(d) She has not lost her touch.

5. How is the hidden base revealed to the crew aboard the Varuna?
(a) It drops down from the sky.
(b) The cloud cover moves and reveals the island.
(c) Something like a curtain is pulled and reveals the island.
(d) It lifts out of its watery hiding place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ophelia and Luca apologize to Ana?

2. In Chapter Thirty-Five, what is Ester’s job as Ana gives her classmates tours of the Nautilus?

3. How deep did the Nautilus dive?

4. What lets the students know that the Arronax is three kilometers away?

5. Why is Gem upset with Ana in Chapter Thirty-Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the reader learn that Ophelia is unique in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

2. How does Ana feel when she wakes from the dream about a past Fourth of July?

3. What is decided in Chapter Thirty-Eight regarding the Nautilus?

4. What do the students learn about the food made at Lincoln Base?

5. What do those on the Arronax say to the crew of the Nautilus in Chapter Forty-One??

6. What does Ana realize about her pearl necklace? What does she do about this?

7. What leads Ana to go for a swim in the lagoon in Chapter Thirty?

8. How did Ana's parents die?

9. What are two things regarding Socrates in this section that let Ana know that something is wrong.

10. How does Ana help the Nautilus heal quickily?

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