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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 9 | Part 1 Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do Conseil and Ned think they have been asleep when they finally wake up?
(a) for a few minutes
(b) for one full day
(c) for a week
(d) for a few hours

2. Why does Aronnax rule out the possibility of an individual creating the monster?
(a) One individual could not control something that large.
(b) It cannot be something mechanical.
(c) The thing would cost too much for a private party to make.
(d) There is no precedent for such a machine.

3. What nationalities does Aronnax guess the captors to be?
(a) Peruvian, Mexican, or Argentinian
(b) Norwegian, Brazilian, or Russian
(c) African, Asian, or Polynesian
(d) Spanish, Arabian, or Indian

4. What does the public speculate the object is?
(a) a mirage, not real at all
(b) a sea monster like the Loch Ness dragon
(c) something from outer space
(d) an island reef, a sea serpent, or a whale of unknown species

5. Who are the two people on board who are not enthusiastic about the search?
(a) The two newspaper reporters are not happy to be on board.
(b) Capt. Farragut and his frist mate are not happy with the assignment.
(c) Aronnax and Conseill are fearful about being on board.
(d) Neither Conseil nor Ned Land are excited to be on board.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aronnax happen to be in the right place at the right time to be invited to join the hunt?

2. What happens when Ned Land gets close enough to throw his harpoon?

3. Describe Aronnax's immediate action after he receives the invitation.

4. In what year do reports start circulating about the strange creature in the ocean?

5. Briefly describe Ned Land.

(see the answer key)

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