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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 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

2. How deep does the Nautilus have to descend to get away from the hurricane?
(a) more than twenty-five fathoms
(b) only eight fathoms
(c) nearly 800 fathoms
(d) about 150 fathoms

3. What does Ned give Aronnax in the event he needs to commit suicide?
(a) a small harpoon
(b) a small revolver
(c) a poison pill
(d) a dagger

4. Up on the land, what seems to have been its origin?
(a) landslides
(b) meteors
(c) sediment
(d) volcanoes

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the destruction of the gun ship, which way is the Nautilus traveling?

2. What does Land say escaping at the speed they are traveling would be like?

3. How does Aronnax know they are near caverns that would be perfect for poulps or giant squids?

4. Besides Nemo, who else has become mentally unstable after the destruction of the gun ship?

5. How does Nemo classify what caused the condition of the Nautilus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the attitude of the three prisoners after the South Pole visit.

2. Explain Aronnax's anxiety over asking for their freedom.

3. Relate the dire prediction Nemo makes as a worst case scenario when they are stuck under the ice.

4. What happens when Nemo sees Land trying to signal an approaching ship?

5. Where does Aronnax learn they are when he cannot recognize the landscape?

6. Briefly describe the beginning of the battle with the giant squid.

7. What is it that Aronnax sees by the red glow of an underwater volcano?

8. How does Nemo react when Aronnax comments that the treasure they find is not used for a noble purpose?

9. What does Nemo tell Aronnax about the sunken ship he has come to see?

10. Describe the light reflecting off the ice as seen from inside the Nautilus and the problem it creates.

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