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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 happens to the small boat when the wounded animal attacks?

2. What does Ned Land say he does not feel?

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

4. What does Conseil say keeps them excited about the trip?

5. Taken aboard the mysterious craft, who does Aronnax think they have been saved by?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the fantastic ideas about the monster and how does it captivate the public?

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

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

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

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

6. What does the captain of the Monroe whaling boat request of Captain Farragut?

7. Explain the difference Nemo sees in the encounters with the Scotia and the Abraham Lincoln.

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

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

10. Briefly detail the problem with the telescope.

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 about how biases affect behavior. Use as an example Nemo's attitude toward conservation as contrasted by his destruction of the cachalots and the savages who attack the Nautilus. Compare those things to the near annihilation of the wolf and events like ethnic cleansing.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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