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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do they all remember about the squid battle?
(a) the sailor taken into the mouth of the squid
(b) the size of the monster
(c) the color of the ink
(d) the sounds of the battle

3. What does Nemo say the lake is to him?
(a) a resting place from winds and currents
(b) a place to repair the Nautilus
(c) a place where he will one day build a house
(d) a secret hideout for his treasures

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

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

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

7. Why does Nemo say he makes an exception about the cachalots?
(a) They are over populated.
(b) They are terrible cruel animals.
(c) They are a threat to the Nautilus.
(d) They are ugly.

8. What do sailors take from a dead whale?
(a) blood
(b) milk
(c) skin
(d) blubber

9. Where does Aronnax hope they are not heading?
(a) to the North Pole
(b) to the South Pole
(c) to the straits of Magellan
(d) to the Bermuda Triangle

10. Where does it appear that Nemo is heading?
(a) toward England
(b) toward Iceland
(c) toward Morocco
(d) toward France

11. What prevents an escape to American shores?
(a) The small boat was destroyed in the squid battle.
(b) Nemo stands guard on the platform.
(c) The Nautilus does not rise for a week.
(d) The weather does not cooperate.

12. What does Aronnax consider doing as they head out into the Atlantic?
(a) simply asking Captain Nemo for his freedom
(b) sabotaging the Nautilus engines
(c) re-writing all his notes
(d) taking Nemo hostage

13. What does Aronnax call the Gulf Stream?
(a) a river within the Atlantic
(b) an underwater steam bath
(c) a fuel conserving blessing
(d) a joy to behold

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

15. What is Aronnax's prayer if Nemo is still alive?
(a) that they never meet again
(b) that his hatred has lessened
(c) that he is marooned on a desert island
(d) that he dies soon

Short Answer Questions

1. How deep does the Nautilus have to descend to get away from the hurricane?

2. How does Nemo attempt to free the Nautilus?

3. What causes Nemo to break down after the gun ship is sunk?

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

5. Where are Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned?

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