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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aronnax see in the glade of coral at the coral kingdom?
(a) a coral eating crab
(b) a strange coral cross
(c) a coral mine
(d) a new species of eel

2. Tell what Ned Land and Captain Farragut decide to do to get the monster.
(a) to go for the monster with harpoons from the frigate itself
(b) to drop raw meat into the ocean
(c) to try to ram it with the bow of the frigate
(d) to put out in a small boat

3. What does Aronnax conclude the minute he gets his invitation from Hobson?
(a) He thinks the invitation is a hoax.
(b) He believes that nothing will be gained by the expedition.
(c) He concludes that it will be too dangerous.
(d) Aronnax decides his purpose in life must be to hunt down this monster.

4. What does Ned Land say he does not feel?
(a) happy that he has to work too hard
(b) sure that they will escape
(c) safe on this scrap heap of metal
(d) certain they know where they are

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

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

7. Why does Aronnax rule out the possibility of an individual creating the monster?
(a) The thing would cost too much for a private party to make.
(b) There is no precedent for such a machine.
(c) One individual could not control something that large.
(d) It cannot be something mechanical.

8. How does Nemo propose to get them from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean?
(a) by going around the southern tip of Africa
(b) by going through the Suez Canal
(c) through what he calls it the Arabian Tunnel
(d) by making the Nautilus fly

9. 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.

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

11. After falling from the Abraham Lincoln, what is Aronnax's condition?
(a) holding onto a life preserver
(b) nearly freezing and about to drown
(c) standing on the back of the monster
(d) struggling to remove his clothes

12. What does Conseil politely ask Aronnax in the water?
(a) if he knows how to tread water
(b) if he can see any other survivors
(c) if he can cut away his clothes
(d) if he has any last wishes

13. What does Nemo do that surprises Aronnax?
(a) allows them to go hunting on an island
(b) permits them to stay on the platform alone
(c) lets them go out alone in the small boat
(d) invites them to a birthday party

14. What is Captain Nemo conducting in the Indian Ocean?
(a) a conference on underwater safety
(b) an experiment on turning lead into gold
(c) experiments on the temperature of the sea
(d) an orientation trip through the Nautilus

15. What does Aronnax explain to Ned and Conseil about pearls?
(a) how they are harvested and their value
(b) why they are so easy to find
(c) why they have no particular value
(d) where in the world then can be found

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned Land plan once they are in the Mediterranean?

2. What does Nemo point out to Aronnax?

3. Why is the large bird staggering around after eating the nutmeg?

4. What does Aronnax observe the sailors doing the morning after the underwater walk?

5. Why is the frigate unable to catch the monster?

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