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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 they see off the coast of Ceylon?
(a) the pearl fisheries there
(b) swimming elephants
(c) underwater caves
(d) herds of sea horses

2. What does Aronnax explain to Ned and Conseil about pearls?
(a) why they are so easy to find
(b) how they are harvested and their value
(c) why they have no particular value
(d) where in the world then can be found

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

4. What does Nemo show Aronnax in his own quarters?
(a) many useful instruments for ocean travel and exploration
(b) books on the seven seas
(c) pictures of his family
(d) maps he has made of the ocean floor

5. What do they see at the pearl grotto?
(a) a shark attacking a diver
(b) a disoriented whale
(c) a fishing net being lowered
(d) a chest filled with pearls

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nemo propose to get them from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean?

2. What does Nemo inform Aronnax?

3. What is described as the most interesting river in the sea?

4. What do the men enjoy for lunch on the island?

5. What evidence does Aronnax give Land to support his theory of a large sea animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe why Ned interrupts Aronnax's reading and what he shows him.

2. Who is the narrator of the story?

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

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

5. Explain what bothers Ned Land in December.

6. Why is Aronnax concerned about the savages and what does Nemo do about it?

7. How are Aronnax and Conseil saved from drowning after falling off the Abraham Lincoln?

8. Briefly detail the problem with the telescope.

9. What happens in the pearl fishing grounds of the Indian Ocean?

10. What is the unexpected pleasure Nemo gives the three captives near the island of Gilboa?

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