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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 the small boat when the wounded animal attacks?
2. After falling from the Abraham Lincoln, what is Aronnax's condition?
3. What makes Aronnax go get his telescope?
4. Where was the Nautilus assembled?
5. Why does Aronnax rule out the possibility of an individual creating the monster?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the exciting thing that happens as they return for the island of Crespo?
2. Why is Aronnax concerned about the savages and what does Nemo do about it?
3. Who is the narrator of the story?
4. Explain the difference Nemo sees in the encounters with the Scotia and the Abraham Lincoln.
5. Describe the men's first view of the undersea world.
6. From the small submarine, tell what Aronnax observes in an underwater cemetery.
7. Mention how a dugong almost kills the men in a small boat.
8. How is the pearl seen differently by different people?
9. What is the unexpected pleasure Nemo gives the three captives near the island of Gilboa?
10. Explain the situation after the three men eat and fall asleep.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about clues throughout the novel that point to Nemo's war on war. As illustrations, point out Nemo's different attitude toward commercial ships and warships beginning with his statements early on about the Scotia and the Abraham Lincoln. Make the connection about Jule Verne's feelings about war.
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