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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. How does Nemo avoid contact with a whaling ship that follows the Nautilus?
(a) by firing a warning shot
(b) by submerging
(c) by outrunning it
(d) by destroying it

2. How does Nemo claim the South Pole as his?
(a) He unfurls a black banner with a big "N" on it.
(b) He builds a monument of rocks.
(c) He paints a notice on a large rock.
(d) He writes his name with black rocks.

3. What alarm do they hear being shouted by the crew?
(a) man overboard!
(b) ice berg!
(c) fire!
(d) maelstrom!

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

5. What will happen to the sun after the next day?
(a) It will be stationary overhead.
(b) There will be an eclipse.
(c) It will hug the horizon.
(d) It will disappear for six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hunch does Aronnax have that the sailors on the Nautilus are?

2. How does the Nautilus finally get through?

3. What is happening when the Nautilus prepares to leave the South Pole?

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

5. What happens to save the life of Aronnax?

Short Essay Questions

1. Write about the man made marvel they observed under the sea.

2. What are the final escape plans?

3. Tell something about Nemo's egotistical action when he locates the South Pole.

4. Explain how Conseil recognizes Ned Land's restlessness.

5. What is Nemo's behavior after he watches the destruction of the gunship?

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

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

8. After testing how deep the Nautilus can go, describe what happens.

9. What is the difficulty for the Nautilus to rise from under the ice?

10. Describe Aronnax's concern about making it to the Pole on time.

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