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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 does Aronnax discover in Nemo's library?

2. What happens to the three prisoners after the incident with the telescope?

3. What does Aronnax find in the pearl grotto?

4. How does Nemo describe himself to Aronnax, Conseil, and Land?

5. After speaking with Nemo the morning after the underwater walk, how long is Nemo absent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the different opinions Conseil and Aronnax have about Nemo.

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

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

5. Briefly detail the problem with the telescope.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 Evaluate the importance of fact and historical reference to make a story believable.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 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 on the comparison of a book to a movie adaptation. After watching the movie, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, evaluate how closely the film version adheres to the novel. Include reasons that screenplays are limited in what they can depict on the screen.

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