Questions and answers to the novel by J. Verne “Fifteen-year-old captain”

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1. Summary Fifteen-year-old captain Jules Verne Jules Verne Fifteen-year-old captain January 29, 1873, the schooner-brig “Pilgrim”, equipped for whaling, goes on a voyage from the port of Oakland, New Zealand. On board are the brave and experienced captain Gul, five experienced sailors, the fifteen-year-old sailor-sailor Dick Send, the ship Negro, and the wife of the owner of Pilgrim James Weldon, Mrs. […]...
2. Summary “Fifteen-year-old captain” Verna The schooner “Pilgrim” is moving towards San Francisco. There are a lot of people on board, among them Captain Gul, five experienced sailors, a fifteen-year-old junior sailor – the orphan Dick Send, the ship Negro, and the wife of the owner of the Pilgrim James Weldon – Mrs. Weldon, with her five-year-old son Jack, her […]...
3. “Fifteen-year-old captain” Verna in brief summary January 29, 1873, the schooner-brig “Pilgrim”, equipped for whaling, goes on a voyage from the port of Oakland, New Zealand. On board are the brave and experienced captain Gul, five experienced sailors, the fifteen-year-old sailor-sailor Dick Send, the ship Negro, and the wife of the owner of Pilgrim James Weldon-Mrs. Weldon, with her five-year-old son […]...
4. How to become a real captain? Rummaging in a box with toys, I pulled out a compass with a torn off arrow, which I was given a few years ago. The compass quickly bored me, and when the arrow fell off, I put it on the bottom of the box and forgot. Why did I suddenly want to take him back […]...
5. Questions and answers to the novel by J. Verne “The Mysterious Island” Remember what works are called “Robinsonads”. Prove that the “Mysterious Island” – “Robinsonade”. “Robinsonades” refers to works that tell how a person coped with the most unfavorable conditions, met face to face with wildlife. This is exactly what happens to the heroes of the “Mysterious Island”. They manage not only to survive, but also to […]...
6. Summary Children of Captain Grant Jules Verne Jules Verne Children of Captain Grant On June 26, 1864, the crew of the Duncan yacht, owned by Lord Edward Glenarvan, the most prominent member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club and a wealthy Scottish landowner, catches the shark in the Irish Sea, in the belly of which finds a bottle with a note in […]...
7. Questions and answers to the theme “Fantastic stories of Ray Bradbury” Where does the action of the Bradbury story “All summer in one day” take place and how did this planet differ from the others? The story takes place on the planet Venus. Rains are constantly raining here, and only once in seven years the sun appears for several hours. Children who were nine years old […]...
8. Questions and answers to the story of J. London “Love of life” How did it happen that the hero of Jack London was left alone with the wild nature? What made a man pull himself together? Nature suppressed him with her greatness and indifference, but the desire to overcome fear and pain lifted man to his feet. He had to get rid of this annoying picture that […]...
9. Questions and answers to the novel by Charles Dickens “The Life of David Copperfield, told by himself” What is the main theme of the novel? “David Copperfield” is a novel about the formation of personality, about the fate of a young man entering life. Can we call Dickens’s novel an autobiographical work? The novel is written in the first person, and on its pages many events from the author’s life were reflected, […]...
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11. Questions and answers to G. Longfellow’s poem “The Song of Hiawatha” When the mythology of the Indians of North America developed? What is its peculiarity? The mythology of the Indians of North America reflects the complex processes of tribal migration, the influence of sedentary and nomadic tribes, agricultural and hunting tribes on each other. Among them, the Iroquois tribes were the most important. In myths, all […]...
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15. Questions and Answers to Stendhal’s novel “The Red and the Black” What facts of Stendhal’s biography influenced his views? A fascination with the ideals of the Enlightenment, reading of the works of Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot; Participation in the campaign of Napoleon’s army in 1812 to Moscow. What are the aesthetic views of Stendhal, reflected in the novel “Red and Black”? Aesthetic views of Stendhal formed on […]...
16. Questions and answers to the work of J. Swift “Gulliver in the Land of the Lilliputians” How did Gulliver manage the money his father sent him? What was Gulliver’s most cherished dream? What did the first country Gulliver visited look like? How did the people of Lilliputians behave towards Gulliver? They met the Man of the Mountain quite affably, they gave him shelter, provided him with food. With him the Emperor […]...
17. Questions and answers to creativity of G. G. Byron What is the direction of Byron’s work in the world literature? What are the main themes of Byron’s work? “Byron’s poetry is a scream of suffering, it’s a complaint, but a proud complaint that gives rather than asks, rather descends than begs,” – wrote about Byron’s poetry VG Belinsky. Like no other, Byron embodied in […]...
18. Questions and answers to the story of S. Zweig “Irrevocable Moment” Estimate the author’s reasoning by which he begins a miniature: “Destiny draws attention to the powerful and powerful: for years she slavishly persuades her chosen one – Caesar, Alexander, Napoleon, for she loves nature spontaneous, like herself – an incomprehensible element.” What do you agree with and disagree with in this reasoning? Many readers do […]...
19. Questions and answers to O. Wilde’s novel “The Canterville Ghost” Name all the heroes of the story. Determine their role in the story. In the story, Lord Canterville, the family of Mr. Hyrum B. Otis, himself: Mr. Otis himself, his wife Mrs. Lucretia R. Otis, the eldest son Washington, daughter of Miss Virginia E. Otis, the younger sons-twins, nicknamed “Stars and Stripes”, because their without […]...
20. Questions and answers to the story of E. Hemingway “The Old Man and the Sea” What moral features of a person are Hemingway’s poeticisms in the story “The Old Man and the Sea”? What is the main idea of ​​the story? At the heart of the story is the author’s idea of ​​”tragic stoicism”: in the face of fate, bearing suffering and death, a person is obliged to maintain dignity […]...
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22. Questions and answers to the work of Homer Who is Homer? Most researchers of ancient literature agree that Homer lived in the 8th century BC. He was born and worked in Ionia – on the West coast of Asia Minor and the nearby islands. It is possible that his homeland was Smyrna, the ancient Greek name of the city of Izmir, a major […]...
23. Questions and answers to the work of Aesop Who was Aesop? What human vices does Aesop mock in his fables? Laziness, envy, greed, lack of desire to think, cunning, stupidity, flattery. What is the wisdom of Aesop’s fables? Why are these fables instructive? Fables of Aesop draw our attention to the fact that a person must work, not to blame an event, but […]...
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27. “Children of Captain Grant” is true in brief On June 26, 1864, the crew of the Duncan yacht, owned by Lord Edward Glenarvan, the most prominent member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club and the wealthy Scottish landowner, catches the shark in the Irish Sea, in the belly of which finds a bottle with a note in three languages: English, German and French. […]...
28. Summary “Captain Grant’s Children” Verna On June 26, 1864, the crew of the Duncan yacht, owned by Lord Edward Glenarvan, the most prominent member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club and a wealthy Scottish landowner, catches the shark in the Irish Sea, in the belly of which finds a bottle with a note in three languages: English, German and French. […]...
29. Composition “The Tale of Captain Kopeykin” The sovereign’s power is a senseless phenomenon, if he does not feel that it must be God’s image on earth. NV Gogol (From correspondence with friends). At first glance, “The Story of Captain Kopeikin” is in no way connected with the poem by N. Gogol “Dead Souls”: there is no intertwining of plot lines, a […]...
30. Biography of Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne is a French writer, geographer. Born Jules Verne February 8, 1828 in the city of Nantes in the family of a lawyer. Education in the family with legal roots affected the biography of Jules Verne. In Paris, the future writer received legal knowledge. But in addition to law, Jules Verne was fond […]...
31. Summary “Captain Sorvey’s Head” Bussenard Part one. Milk Pumps Boer farm. Military court. British officers sentenced to death the drill of David Potter for poisoning cavalry horses. Appeared suddenly a young man asks to postpone the execution for a huge bail, but the judges are adamant, and the drill is shot. The young man leaves with Paul – the son […]...
32. A summary of Hugo’s “Ninety-third Year” In the last days of May, the soldiers and the marquee of the Paris battalion “Red Hat” stumble into the Sodreysk forest to the Breton peasant woman with three children – a baby girl and two boys a little older. Michelle Flechard was killed by her husband and burnt the hut-without a piece of bread, […]...
33. Summary Staff-captain Rybnikov AI Kuprin Staff-captain Rybnikov Shchavinsky, employee of a large Petersburg newspaper, met Rybnikov in the company of well-known St. Petersburg reporters. The miserable and miserable staff captain spoke, thundering a mediocre command and extolling – with some affectation – a Russian soldier. After observing him, Schavinsky noticed some ambiguity in his appearance. At first glance, […]...
34. Summary “Captain Rybnikov’s Headquarters” Kuprin On the day when it becomes known that the Russian fleet was defeated by the Japanese, Captain Vasily Alexandrovich Rybnikov received a mysterious telegram from Irkutsk. He moved to a dingy station hotel and immediately begins to dash around all the places in St. Petersburg. Everywhere: in the streets, in restaurants, in theaters, in wagon […]...
35. “Ninety-third year” by Hugo in a brief summary In the last days of May, the soldiers and the marquee of the Paris battalion “Red Hat” stumble into the Sodreysk forest to the Breton peasant woman with three children – a baby girl and two boys a little older. Michelle Flechard was killed by her husband and burnt the hut-without a piece of bread, […]...
36. “Black Arrow” by Stephenson in brief The action takes place in England in the second half of the fifteenth century, during the Wars of the Roses and the Roses. In the village of Tenstall, owned by Sir Daniel Brackley, a messenger appears who brings Sir Daniel’s order to the entire male population of the village to immediately march. The detachment should […]...
37. Summary Black Arrow RL Stevenson Black Arrow The action takes place in England in the second half of the 15th century, during the Wars of the Roses and the Roses. In the village of Tenstall, owned by Sir Daniel Brackley, a messenger appears who brings Sir Daniel’s order to the entire male population of the village to immediately […]...
38. “Staff-captain Rybnikov” Kuprin in summary Schavinsky, an employee of a large Petersburg newspaper, met Rybnikov in the company of well-known St. Petersburg reporters. The miserable and miserable staff captain spoke, thundering a mediocre command and extolling – with some affectation – a Russian soldier. After observing him, Schavinsky noticed some ambiguity in his appearance. At first glance, he had an […]...
39. Summary of the “Black Arrow” by Stevenson The action takes place in England in the second half of the XV century. during the Wars of the Roses. In the village of Tenstall, owned by Sir Daniel Brackley, a messenger appears who brings Sir Daniel’s order to the entire male population of the village to immediately march. The detachment should be led by […]...
40. Summary Captain from Köpenick Karl Tsukmeyer Captain from Kepenik Captain von Shlettov trying on a new uniform, ordered at the tailor of the military tailor, the Jew Adolf Wormser, in Potsdam. This is a very well known at the beginning of the century officer’s studio, Wormser – the royal court supplier. Despite the assurances of the cutter Vabshke, that […]...