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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 is Sargasso?

2. How close to the South Pole does Nemo say he will get with his chronometer?

3. How do the sailors on board the Nautilus appear to be?

4. As the Nautilus rounds Gibraltar, how far does Aronnax say they have traveled?

5. How does Nemo avoid contact with a whaling ship that follows the Nautilus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What goes on while Ned, Conseil, and Aronnax are escaping in the small boat?

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

3. Explain Nemo's bizarre behavior during a hurricane.

4. Explain Aronnax's anxiety over asking for their freedom.

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

6. When the Nautilus gets stuck in the Great Ice Barrier, how do Aronnax and Nemo see things differently?

7. How does Conseil get wounded?

8. Relate the dire prediction Nemo makes as a worst case scenario when they are stuck under the ice.

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

10. Explain how Conseil recognizes Ned Land's restlessness.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the wonders of the ocean. In your essay discuss the sights and marine life Jules Verne describes which had never been seen but have proven to be incredibly accurate, though maybe not as large as Verne describes some of the species. Also include the vast natural resources that have yet to be tapped from the ocean.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on scientific deduction versus practical experience. As a starting point refer to Aronnax's calculations that cause him to conclude the goal they are looking for is probably a large deep sea animal versus Ned Land's practical experience that makes him sure it is not some kind of creature.

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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