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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. After falling from the Abraham Lincoln, what is Aronnax's condition?

2. What does Aronnax see in the glade of coral at the coral kingdom?

3. How long do Conseil and Ned think they have been asleep when they finally wake up?

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

5. Through what do they pass to get outside the submerged Nautilus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Explain what bothers Ned Land in December.

7. How does Captain Nemo explain the electricity on the Nautilus?

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

9. Tell about the first thing Captain Nemo allows Aronnax to see on the Nautilus.

10. What do Aronnax and Farragut speculate about the monster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on metaphor and simile in TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. To do this, you will need to find examples in the novel to evaluate as to their appropriateness and how they add to understanding the meaning behind the words. Include an assessment of how these literary devices add color to the reading.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on why Captain Nemo qualifies as an anti-hero. You will need to include such things as moments of compassion as contrasted with emotional coldness. Also point out the exceptional accomplishments of the anti-hero and the combination of positive and negative actions the anti-hero exhibits.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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