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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the three men do on the island?
(a) throw rocks at monkeys
(b) wash their clothes in a waterfall
(c) lie in the sun on the beach
(d) collect fruits and vegetables to take back with them

2. What nationalities does Aronnax guess the captors to be?
(a) Peruvian, Mexican, or Argentinian
(b) African, Asian, or Polynesian
(c) Norwegian, Brazilian, or Russian
(d) Spanish, Arabian, or Indian

3. What does Conseil believe about the outcome of the trip?
(a) that he will die trying to save the life of his master
(b) that Aronnax will sign on for another trip
(c) that the monster will find them and sink the ship
(d) that when they get back to France, everyone will laugh at them

4. What does the public speculate the object is?
(a) a sea monster like the Loch Ness dragon
(b) a mirage, not real at all
(c) something from outer space
(d) an island reef, a sea serpent, or a whale of unknown species

5. Briefly describe Ned Land.
(a) He is a Frenchman only on board to translate for Aronnax.
(b) He is a Canadian scientist who disbelieves the whole thing.
(c) He is Conseil's cousin conscripted for the trip.
(d) Land is a Canadian who speaks French with Aronnax. He has been a seaman all his life and has many interesting tales about his adventures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aronnax discover in Nemo's library?

2. What does Nemo show Aronnax in his own quarters?

3. What makes up the forest of Crespo?

4. What does Nemo's aide kill underwater?

5. Tell what Ned Land and Captain Farragut decide to do to get the monster.

Short Essay Questions

1. Mention how a dugong almost kills the men in a small boat.

2. What does Aronnax observe that explains Nemo's vast wealth?

3. From the small submarine, tell what Aronnax observes in an underwater cemetery.

4. What do Aronnax and Farragut speculate about the monster?

5. Describe the tone of the novel as the story begins.

6. How does Captain Nemo explain the electricity on the Nautilus?

7. How is the pearl seen differently by different people?

8. What is Nemo's response to Aronnax's idea they cannot reach the Mediterranean by the next day?

9. Who is the narrator of the story?

10. What are some of the fantastic ideas about the monster and how does it captivate the public?

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