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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 13 | Part 1 Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aronnax's assigned room like?
(a) a hastily converted pantry
(b) a stark room just barely large enough for a bed
(c) a room with a view of the ocean
(d) a large room with a bed, dressing table and other furniture

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

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

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

5. Tell about the encounter with the captain of a whaling ship.
(a) The captain relates an encounter with the monster.
(b) The captain borrows Ned Land, who happily harpoons two whales for him.
(c) The captain recognizes Ned Land and hires him away.
(d) The captain laughs at the idea of a giant sea monster.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many shipwrecks occurred that year?

2. What does Conseil believe about the outcome of the trip?

3. What is described as the most interesting river in the sea?

4. What is the name of the vessel?

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

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