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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 does Land react to the steward who comes into the room after he wakes up?
(a) Land is so angry he jumps him and starts to strangle him.
(b) Land smiles and asks a lot of questions.
(c) Land is grateful to see a human face.
(d) Land is relieved to see another Canadian.

2. What is professor Aronnax's conclusion about what the sightings are?
(a) a marine animal of enormous power
(b) a man-made object
(c) a volcanic eruption under the sea
(d) an optical illusion

3. What nationalities does Aronnax guess the captors to be?
(a) African, Asian, or Polynesian
(b) Spanish, Arabian, or Indian
(c) Norwegian, Brazilian, or Russian
(d) Peruvian, Mexican, or Argentinian

4. Why is the frigate unable to catch the monster?
(a) It keeps going around in circles.
(b) It swims agilely at a speed of perhaps thirty miles per hour.
(c) It submerges often and comes up in back of the ship.
(d) It makes sharper turns than the ship can make.

5. Why does Aronnax have trouble falling asleep after the rescue?
(a) He has cramps from being in the cold water.
(b) He has too many troubling thoughts.
(c) He cannot sleep with the lights on.
(d) He always suffers from insomnia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aronnax conclude the minute he gets his invitation from Hobson?

3. After falling from the Abraham Lincoln, what is Aronnax's condition?

4. How long do Conseil and Ned think they have been asleep when they finally wake up?

5. What does Aronnax fear about the heavy air in the room where they are?

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