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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 9 | Part 1 Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Aronnax and Conseil finally see Ned Land?
(a) He is swimming toward them.
(b) He is holding onto the dorsal fin of a porpoise.
(c) He is in a small life raft.
(d) He is actually standing on the back of the monster.

2. How does Nemo describe himself to Aronnax, Conseil, and Land?
(a) as a man who has been longing for English speaking company
(b) as a man who has broken all ties that bound him to humankind
(c) as a great inventor and benefactor of lost sailors
(d) as a man on a mission to save the whales

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

4. How many shipwrecks occurred that year?
(a) over 3,000
(b) exactly 30
(c) about 300
(d) approximately 30,000

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Taken aboard the mysterious craft, who does Aronnax think they have been saved by?

2. What does the captain decide to do after months at sea and no sighting of the monster?

3. What is professor Aronnax's conclusion about what the sightings are?

4. What does Conseil politely ask Aronnax in the water?

5. What evidence does Aronnax give Land to support his theory of a large sea animal?

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