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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 does Nemo decide to do as they avoid the whaling ship?
(a) see how far they can submerge
(b) see if he can travel directly under the ship
(c) see how long the ship will keep looking for them
(d) see how long they can stay submerged

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

3. What does Aronnax say to Ned and Conseil?
(a) Aronnax says he is now ready to escape.
(b) Aronnax thanks them for saving his life.
(c) Aronnax tells them where the captain goes.
(d) Aronnax says he will request their leave from the Nautilus.

4. What does Ned ask Captain Nemo?
(a) permission to steer the Nautilus
(b) permission to go below
(c) permission to go ashore
(d) permission to shoot some whales

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Nautilus cannot move, how does Aronnax describe the situation?

2. How does the Nautilus finally get through?

3. Where does the Nautilus pass the Antarctic circle?

4. What alarm do they hear being shouted by the crew?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the feelings of Aronnax somewhat mixed about Captain Nemo?

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

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

6. How does Conseil get wounded?

7. What goes on while Ned, Conseil, and Aronnax are escaping in the small boat?

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

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

10. Mention Aronnax's problem just before the Nautilus clears the surface.

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