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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aronnax's reply when Land asks if he would leave if Nemo gave them permission?
(a) He would jump at the chance.
(b) Only if Nemo would go with them.
(c) No, he would not leave.
(d) He is not sure.

2. What do the three men do on the island?
(a) lie in the sun on the beach
(b) wash their clothes in a waterfall
(c) throw rocks at monkeys
(d) collect fruits and vegetables to take back with them

3. Where was the Nautilus assembled?
(a) in the Bermuda Triangle
(b) workshops on desert islands in the ocean
(c) a warehouse in the south of France
(d) off the coast of Africa

4. What do they observe coming from the Ganges River?
(a) human bodies
(b) salmon
(c) oil pollution
(d) sea turtles

5. How fast can the Nautilus go?
(a) about thirty miles per hour
(b) about as fast as a frigate
(c) speeds up to 100 miles per hour
(d) speeds up to fifty miles per hour

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

7. What does Aronnax observe the sailors doing the morning after the underwater walk?
(a) casting nets for fish
(b) swimming in the ocean
(c) cleaning the diving equipment
(d) washing their clothes

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

9. Looking through the glass port, what does Ned Land have to admit about the view of the ocean?
(a) the view is wonderful
(b) the view is frightening
(c) the view is polluted
(d) the view is uninteresting

10. What does Ned take Aronnax to view outside the Nautilus one morning?
(a) giant squid trying to get inside the Nautilus
(b) corpses, some still fresh and even one of a woman
(c) whales playing around the Nautilus
(d) men outside mining diamonds

11. Why is the large bird staggering around after eating the nutmeg?
(a) It got it's wing caught in a bush.
(b) It is too drunk to fly.
(c) It is sick from eating the nutmeg.
(d) It ate too much to fly.

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

13. What does Nemo point out to Aronnax?
(a) giant oyster shells
(b) the entrance to the forest of Crespo
(c) large sharks circling overhead
(d) diamonds on the ocean floor

14. What is the first view from the surface Aronnax enjoys with Captain Nemo?
(a) the Hawaiian Islands
(b) the Japanese coastline
(c) the California coastline
(d) the Philippines

15. What does Nemo inform Aronnax?
(a) It is possible to breathe sea water.
(b) It is possible to walk underwater.
(c) It is possible to stay submerged for a month.
(d) It is possible to talk underwater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Ned Land gets close enough to throw his harpoon?

2. What does Nemo show Aronnax in his own quarters?

3. What famous historical figure does Nemo discuss with Aronnax?

4. What does the public speculate the object is?

5. Tell about the encounter with the captain of a whaling ship.

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