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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Aronnax wake up?
(a) somewhere on the coast of Ireland
(b) floating on his back in the sea
(c) in the bottom of the small boat
(d) in a fisherman's cottage

2. What does Aronnax suggest the Nautilus needs?
(a) legs
(b) skis
(c) dog sleds
(d) wings

3. What does Aronnax observe as they move past Gibraltar?
(a) the wreck of the Hesperace
(b) the skeletons of murdered slaves
(c) the White Cliffs of dover
(d) the ruins of the Temple of Hercules

4. 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 jumping off a speeding train
(d) like running into a brick wall

5. 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) large birds to kill and take back to the Nautilus
(c) bees making honey
(d) diamonds as big as his fist

6. What is happening when the Nautilus prepares to leave the South Pole?
(a) The sea is starting to freeze
(b) The walruses are mating.
(c) The ice is getting deeper.
(d) The snow is eliminating visibility.

7. How do the sailors on board the Nautilus appear to be?
(a) uncertain what to do
(b) overjoyed at the race
(c) nervous
(d) just as vengeful as Captain Nemo

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

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

10. What is Nemo's prognosis if they cannot escape the ice tunnel?
(a) they will be crushed by the growing ice
(b) they will run out of food and starve to death
(c) they have less than forty-eight hours to live
(d) they will have to stay there until summer

11. What does Aronnax wonder about Nemo's manuscript?
(a) If Nemo had finished it.
(b) If it will ever be discovered.
(c) If it is in the Sargasso Sea.
(d) If it got put into the water tight container.

12. When the ship rights itself and rises to the surface, what is it position?
(a) turned around the wrong way
(b) wedged between two icebergs
(c) sitting on top of an iceberg
(d) caught in a tunnel of ice filled with quiet water

13. What does Aronnax have trouble with as he tries to write about the battle with the squid?
(a) keeping his hand from shaking
(b) understanding how it happened
(c) the right words to reflect its horror
(d) steadying his nerves

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Conseil, Ned Land, and Aronnax up on the platform?

2. Why does Aronnax regret trying to escape from Nemo?

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

4. How does the Nautilus finally get through?

5. As the Nautilus rounds Gibraltar, how far does Aronnax say they have traveled?

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