Chapter- 2.6     Chasing the Sea Monster   


What is the name of the lesson?

Answer: The name of the lesson is “Chasing the Sea Monster.”

Who is the author mentioned in the passage?

Answer: The author mentioned is Jules Verne.

What nationality was Jules Verne?

Answer: Jules Verne was a French writer.

What is Jules Verne known as?

Answer: He is known as the “Father of Science Fiction.”

What was the name of the ship in the story?

Answer: The name of the ship was Abraham Lincoln.

What kind of ship was Abraham Lincoln?

Answer: It was a frigate (a small, speedy warship).

Who is the narrator of the story?

Answer: The narrator is Professor Aronnax.

How did the strange animal approach the ship?

Answer: The animal approached the ship at a speed double that of the frigate.

How did the crew react when they saw the creature?

Answer: They were stunned and stood mute and motionless.

What did the animal do when it caught up with the ship?

Answer: It played with the ship and circled around it.

What surrounded the frigate when the animal circled it?

Answer: The frigate was surrounded by sheets of electricity like luminous dust.

What could the creature have done at any moment?

Answer: It could have dashed against the ship.

What surprised the narrator about the warship?

Answer: The narrator was surprised that the warship was fleeing instead of fighting.

Who was the commander of the ship?

Answer: The commander of the ship was Commander Farragut.

How did Commander Farragut’s face usually look?

Answer: His face usually looked emotionless.

What expression did Commander Farragut show this time?

Answer: He showed great astonishment.

Why did Commander Farragut not want to attack the creature?

Answer: Because he did not know what kind of creature it was and did not want to take risks in the dark.

What did the commander suggest they should do?

Answer: He suggested they wait for daylight before taking action.

How long did the crew remain awake?

Answer: The crew stayed awake all night.

Did anyone try to sleep that night?

Answer: No, no one even thought of sleeping.

Why did the frigate slow down?

Answer: The frigate slowed down because it could not compete with the monster’s speed.

What did the animal do when the ship slowed down?

Answer: The animal mimicked the frigate and rode with the waves.

Did the creature leave the ship?

Answer: No, it stayed nearby and did not leave the field of battle.

What happened near midnight?

Answer: The creature suddenly disappeared.

How does the narrator describe its disappearance?

Answer: He says it “went out” like a huge light.

What does the word “luminous” mean?

Answer: Luminous means bright and full of light.

What does the word “fearsome” mean?

Answer: Fearsome means scary or frightening.

What does the word “crew” mean?

Answer: Crew means people working on a ship.

From which novel is this passage taken?

Answer: It is taken from “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.”

What did the people on the ship think the submarine was?

Answer: They thought the submarine was a strange sea animal or monster.