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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tragedy occurs before they defeat the giant squid?
(a) The Nautilus springs a leak.
(b) The viewing glass breaks so they have to close the panels.
(c) They lose a crew member to the squid.
(d) Ned Land loses his throwing arm.

2. Heading into the Antarctic sea, what do they see?
(a) dying seals
(b) melting ice
(c) huge waves of icy water
(d) icebergs

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

4. 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.

5. Where are Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned?
(a) in Iceland
(b) in Spain
(c) in Ireland
(d) in Norway

6. What has Conseil heard about giant squid?
(a) some are known to take down ships
(b) some are larger than the Nautilus
(c) some have a great appetite for humans
(d) some put out electric charges

7. Among some rock formations, what does Nemo allow Aronnax to do?
(a) make drawings of the sight
(b) photograph the area
(c) get samples to analyze
(d) take a walk underwater

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nemo say the lake is to him?

3. What happens to Conseil when he touches a ray?

4. How do they try to get through the ice?

5. How does Nemo attempt to free the Nautilus?

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