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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 makes up the forest of Crespo?

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

3. What does Nemo inform Aronnax?

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

5. What does Nemo say do not exist in his undersea world?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens in the pearl fishing grounds of the Indian Ocean?

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

5. What does Aronnax observe that explains Nemo's vast wealth?

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

7. What is the exciting thing that happens as they return for the island of Crespo?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay about the importance of research in writing a novel. Evaluate the importance of fact and historical reference to make a story believable. Also mention the part folklore and superstition play in making a novel both interesting and believable. Discuss how a writer like Verne can describe accurately such things as harpooning a whale without ever having had the experience personally.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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