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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If there are 3,000 feet of ice beneath the water line, how much ice is above the line?
(a) 100 feet
(b) 500 feet
(c) 1,000 feet
(d) 3,000 feet

2. What do Aronnax and Ned hear while out on the platform?
(a) gunshots that seem to be coming from a distant ship
(b) loud winds
(c) waves crashing against the nautilus
(d) the sounds of sea birds

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

4. Where on the map does Aronnax show Conseil they are then located?
(a) a reef that forms a bar to the Straits of Libya
(b) near Mount Aetna
(c) moving along the southern coast of France
(d) just south of Italy

5. What does the Nautilus do several times before breaking into the open sea?
(a) strikes against the ice ceiling
(b) picks up more and more speed
(c) dives deeper
(d) turns around

6. What hunch does Aronnax have that the sailors on the Nautilus are?
(a) Slaves who are owned by Nemo.
(b) People who have renounced every tie that binds them to earth.
(c) People who owe money to Nemo.
(d) People who are deathly afraid of Nemo.

7. What is the condition of the Nautilus after it is hit by the ice block?
(a) It is upside down.
(b) It is taking on water.
(c) It is losing its reserve air.
(d) It is on it side.

8. What does Ned say he will do if the distant ship comes near the Nautilus?
(a) He will wave his handkerchief.
(b) He will jump ship.
(c) He will light a flare.
(d) He will set the Nautilus on fire.

9. How do Nemo and Aronnax determine where they are?
(a) looking at the stars at night
(b) watching for the compass to spin around and around
(c) calculations based on the sun and other measurements
(d) watching their shadows

10. What alarm do they hear being shouted by the crew?
(a) ice berg!
(b) maelstrom!
(c) fire!
(d) man overboard!

11. What man-made objects do they pass over off of Newfoundland?
(a) sunken ships
(b) telegraph cables
(c) lost anchors
(d) garbage dumps

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

13. What does Aronnax see when the Nautilus settles to the bottom?
(a) a large, dark hole
(b) the ruin of a ship
(c) another submarine
(d) a strange graveyard

14. What are the plans that night for Ned, Conseil, and Aronnax?
(a) bribe the crew
(b) escape or die
(c) assassinate Nemo
(d) take Nemo hostage

15. What happens to save the life of Aronnax?
(a) Ned and Conseil sacrifice some of their air.
(b) They put him into a diving suit and give him air.
(c) The Nautilus breaks through at the last minute.
(d) Nemo releases the emergency air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aronnax call the Gulf Stream?

2. What does Aronnax wonder about Nemo's manuscript?

3. Where do they get manatees and turtles?

4. What mysterious spot does Aronnax see near an underwater volcano?

5. What is Nemo's reaction when Aronnax enters his room?

(see the answer keys)

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