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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 Nemo object to?

2. How does Aronnax know they are near caverns that would be perfect for poulps or giant squids?

3. What prevents an escape to American shores?

4. What awakens Aronnax at three in the morning?

5. What does Aronnax say to Ned and Conseil?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Nemo does to the cachalots that are attacking defenseless whales.

2. Where does Aronnax finally come to?

3. Write about the man made marvel they observed under the sea.

4. What is the difficulty for the Nautilus to rise from under the ice?

5. Tell something about Nemo's egotistical action when he locates the South Pole.

6. Relate Ned's heightened anxiety after the battle with the giant squid.

7. What happens when Nemo sees Land trying to signal an approaching ship?

8. What prevents the men from escaping in the Mediterranean?

9. What are the final escape plans?

10. Where does Aronnax learn they are when he cannot recognize the landscape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 on character development in a novel. Include which of the characters appear to be one-dimensional and which characters are drawn with more detail. Mention the reason that some characters receive more attention than others.

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