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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. Soon after their conversation, what do they see in the water?

2. How does Nemo attempt to free the Nautilus?

3. What man-made objects do they pass over off of Newfoundland?

4. What does Aronnax observe as they move past Gibraltar?

5. What do they all remember about the squid battle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nemo react when Aronnax comments that the treasure they find is not used for a noble purpose?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the conversation between Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned out on the platform?

8. What is Nemo's behavior after he watches the destruction of the gunship?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 necessity to suspend belief while reading science fiction. While submarines were possible in the 1800's, nothing like Nemo's Nautilus was even dreamed of. The amount of supplies in the Nautilus, the unspecified number of crewmen, and the advanced technological instruments should be included in your essay.

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