Holiday Work

A Kidnapped

i. What was the name of the ship? Who was the captain of the ship?

Name of the ship was Abragam Linkan and the captain of the ship was Farragut

ii. What was Nautilus? From where did Nautilus derive its fuel/electricity for running it?

Nautilus is the fictional submarine.

The captain extracted sodium from the water to mix with mercury and use as batteries.

iii. Who was captain Nemo? What was captain Nemo’s real name?

Captain Nemo, the commander of the vessel, known as the Nautilus. The real name of Nemo;s was Prince Dakkar

iv. In Chapter two what does Aronmaxsay about the great Narwhal?

A Great Narwhal would be exponentially more dangerous than a common narwhal.  While the common narwhal can reach sixty feet, the Great Narwhal is ten times, or more, larger. Its power is proportional to its size

B 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

i. Who was David Balfour? Why did Hoseason take David for a tour of the ship?

David Balfour, a newly orphaned young boy who is cheated out of his inheritance by his uncle and kidnapped

Hoseason took David on a tour of the ship to sell David as a slave to a plantation in America.

ii. Who was Mr. Campbell? How did he help David? What did David learn about himself from Mr. Campbell?

Mr. Campbell, the minister of Essendean, and a good friend to David and his late father.

Campbell then gives David four things: first, the little money left over from his father's estate; a Bible; a shilling; and a recipe for a healing ointment.

 Mr. Campbell reveals the father's dying wishes to David. He learns from Mr.Campbell that he, in fact, from a wealthy family, though he has grown up in poverty.

iii. What does David do to earn Alan’s Loyalty?

David knows it would be safer for both of them to split up, but he never even points this out to Alan. Despite the fact that Alan actually owes him, since David avid his life on the Covenant, David feels a great sense of loyalty to Alan, so he cannot bear to part with him....