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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aronnax regret trying to escape from Nemo?
(a) He fears Nemo will come after them.
(b) He cannot take his notes with him.
(c) He is a person of infinite interest to him.
(d) He thinks he can help Nemo.

2. What does Nemo remind Aronnax of?
(a) The Nautilus can cruch the ice
(b) The Nautilus can go under the ice.
(c) The Nautilus can outlast the ice.
(d) The Nautilus can skim over the ice.

3. After the aborted escape attempt, what does Aronnax tell Land?
(a) about Captain Nemo's treasures
(b) that he should try to get along with Nemo
(c) where they are going next
(d) about how they can escape next time

4. Although the inactive volcano offers no means of escape, what does Ned Land find that cheers him up?
(a) a stash of rum left by pirates
(b) bees making honey
(c) large birds to kill and take back to the Nautilus
(d) diamonds as big as his fist

5. What will happen to the sun after the next day?
(a) There will be an eclipse.
(b) It will hug the horizon.
(c) It will be stationary overhead.
(d) It will disappear for six months.

6. How does Aronnax know they are near caverns that would be perfect for poulps or giant squids?
(a) by the movement of the seaweed
(b) by the temperature outside the Nautilus
(c) by the color of the water
(d) by the aches in his joints

7. Besides Nemo, who else has become mentally unstable after the destruction of the gun ship?
(a) Aronnax
(b) Conseil
(c) the entire crew
(d) Ned Land

8. What does Land say escaping at the speed they are traveling would be like?
(a) like falling from a tall building
(b) like diving without a mask
(c) like running into a brick wall
(d) like jumping off a speeding train

9. What prevents the three prisoners from escaping this time?
(a) The Nautilus goes to the bottom of the sea.
(b) Nemo comes to visit.
(c) A terrible storm arises.
(d) Nemo locks down the exit.

10. What does Aronnax notice when Nemo says the name, Avenger?
(a) the emptiness in his voice
(b) the glee in his voice
(c) the anger in his voice
(d) the sadness in his voice

11. Before the Nautilus breaks free, what happens to Aronnax?
(a) He catches pneumonia.
(b) He nearly freezes.
(c) He falls asleep and cannot wake up.
(d) He almost suffocates.

12. What is Sargasso?
(a) a Spanish word meaning danger
(b) a Spanish dance
(c) a Spanish word for sea kelp
(d) a special Spanish dish

13. What causes Ned Land great despair?
(a) Aronnax and Conseil change their minds about escaping.
(b) The small boat was lost in the ice.
(c) The Nautilus is near Barbados but Nemo locks down the ship.
(d) The Nautilus stays clear of the American coast.

14. What happens to Conseil when he touches a ray?
(a) He dies and agonizing death.
(b) He is paralyzed for a time.
(c) He loses the use of his right arm.
(d) He is flipped overboard.

15. What mysterious spot does Aronnax see near an underwater volcano?
(a) Atlantis
(b) a bottomless pit
(c) the Colossus of Rhodes
(d) the lost city of the Amazons

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Aronnax wake up?

2. What does Ned ask Captain Nemo?

3. What does Aronnax say to Ned and Conseil?

4. What does Aronnax call the Gulf Stream?

5. What does Ned give Aronnax in the event he needs to commit suicide?

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