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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 save the life of Aronnax?
2. What worries Aronnax about the next day?
3. What does Nemo decide to do as they avoid the whaling ship?
4. What prevents the three prisoners from escaping this time?
5. Where are Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what Nemo does to the cachalots that are attacking defenseless whales.
2. Mention briefly the problem as the Nautilus leaves the South Pole.
3. Where does Aronnax learn they are when he cannot recognize the landscape?
4. What goes on while Ned, Conseil, and Aronnax are escaping in the small boat?
5. What are the final escape plans?
6. Explain how Conseil recognizes Ned Land's restlessness.
7. What is Nemo's behavior after he watches the destruction of the gunship?
8. Briefly describe the beginning of the battle with the giant squid.
9. What prevents the men from escaping in the Mediterranean?
10. Relate the dire prediction Nemo makes as a worst case scenario when they are stuck under the ice.
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 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 3
Write an essay on weaknesses you see in the plot line of TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. Include how Nemo is never fully explained which makes it difficult to accept the forced imprisonment of Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land.
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