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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 do they observe coming from the Ganges River?

3. How do Aronnax and Conseil finally see Ned Land?

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

5. How fast can the Nautilus go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the U.S. government invite Aronnax to join?

2. Explain the situation after the three men eat and fall asleep.

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

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

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

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

7. What is Nemo's response to Aronnax's idea they cannot reach the Mediterranean by the next day?

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

9. Briefly detail the problem with the telescope.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the importance of imagination for writing science fiction. Base your essay on the fact that Jules Verne was writing in the 19th century about scientific ideas that have been achieved remarkably similar to his imaginative novels of his day.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the effects of being caged on both animals and humans. In your essay refer to caging wild animals in zoos and confining men in prisoner of war camps.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about how plans often do not work out. Use the many escape plans of Ned Land that never came to fruition. Discuss how this is often true in real life that plans do not work out the way they were conceived.

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