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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they observe coming from the Ganges River?

2. What is Aronnax's reply when Land asks if he would leave if Nemo gave them permission?

3. What do the three men do on the island?

4. What does Aronnax conclude the minute he gets his invitation from Hobson?

5. What does Nemo's aide kill underwater?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the men's first view of the undersea world.

3. Briefly describe Aronnax's first walk on the sea floor.

4. Relate Aronnax's encounter with the strange man.

5. Describe the amusing fowl they see on the island of Gilboa.

6. Explain what bothers Ned Land in December.

7. Explain Captain Nemo's attitude toward the men on their first meeting.

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

9. Who is the narrator of the story?

10. Describe how the three men are treated when they first come on board the Nautilus.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about conserving biological species such as the whales. Include Nemo's argument with Ned Land that killing just for the sake of killing is wrong. Mention also that Jules Verne was writing a hundred years before many species of whale became endangered from over fishing.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the necessity to suspend belief while reading science fiction. While submarines were possible in the 1800's, nothing like Nemo's Nautilus was even dreamed of. The amount of supplies in the Nautilus, the unspecified number of crewmen, and the advanced technological instruments should be included in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the wonders of the ocean. In your essay discuss the sights and marine life Jules Verne describes which had never been seen but have proven to be incredibly accurate, though maybe not as large as Verne describes some of the species. Also include the vast natural resources that have yet to be tapped from the ocean.

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