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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Aronnax see when the Nautilus settles to the bottom?
(a) a large, dark hole
(b) the ruin of a ship
(c) a strange graveyard
(d) another submarine
2. What does Ned say he will do if the distant ship comes near the Nautilus?
(a) He will wave his handkerchief.
(b) He will jump ship.
(c) He will light a flare.
(d) He will set the Nautilus on fire.
3. What will happen to the sun after the next day?
(a) There will be an eclipse.
(b) It will hug the horizon.
(c) It will be stationary overhead.
(d) It will disappear for six months.
4. Where does Aronnax wake up?
(a) somewhere on the coast of Ireland
(b) in a fisherman's cottage
(c) floating on his back in the sea
(d) in the bottom of the small boat
5. How does Aronnax know they are near caverns that would be perfect for poulps or giant squids?
(a) by the color of the water
(b) by the movement of the seaweed
(c) by the temperature outside the Nautilus
(d) by the aches in his joints
Short Answer Questions
1. What do sailors take from a dead whale?
2. What does Ned give Aronnax in the event he needs to commit suicide?
3. What happens to save the life of Aronnax?
4. When the ship rights itself and rises to the surface, what is it position?
5. What ominous words does Aronnax hear Nemo say?
Short Essay Questions
1. Relate the dire prediction Nemo makes as a worst case scenario when they are stuck under the ice.
2. What is it that Aronnax sees by the red glow of an underwater volcano?
3. Briefly describe the beginning of the battle with the giant squid.
4. How are the feelings of Aronnax somewhat mixed about Captain Nemo?
5. How does Nemo react when Aronnax comments that the treasure they find is not used for a noble purpose?
6. What are the final escape plans?
7. What is the conversation between Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned out on the platform?
8. Mention Aronnax's problem just before the Nautilus clears the surface.
9. What is the difficulty for the Nautilus to rise from under the ice?
10. Relate Ned's heightened anxiety after the battle with the giant squid.
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