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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. How much does Fogg offer the previous captain for his ship?
2. How much does Fogg pay for passage to Liverpool?
3. What choice is made regarding the route the train should take?
4. What time does Fogg go to speak with Aouda?
5. Who is taken prisoner by the Indians?
Short Essay Questions
1. What impression are Fogg and his party left with of Salt Lake City and the Mormon people?
2. Why does Fix attempt to protect Fogg during the riot on Montgomery Street? What does he tell Passepartout about the incident?
3. How is it possible Fogg and Passepartout arrived back in London with 24 hours to spare and neither of them knew it? Did Jules Verne give any indication this could happen?
4. How does Passepartout come to rejoin Fogg and Aouda?
5. Why do Passepartout and Fix engage Fogg in a game of whist on the train in America?
6. Why is the train crossing America stopped a second time? What decision is made? What does this mean for Fogg?
7. What do we see happening to Fogg's character and appearances in Chapter 32? How has he changed throughout the book so far?
8. What happens to Fogg as soon as he is back on British soil in Liverpool? How does he feel about this challenge?
9. Much to the readers surprise, at the end of Chapter 36, Fogg enters the Reform Club salon, winning the wager. How was this possible?
10. When Fix sees Fogg and Aouda in San Francisco, he acts as though he has not seen them since Yokohama. Why? How does he resolve this issue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fogg runs into a series of "fortunate" mishaps along his journey. What were they? How did they pose both a challenge and an advantage to his journey?
Essay Topic 2
The reader can see throughout the story that Passepartout plays a significant role in Fogg's journey, but he also does his fair share of slowing Fogg down. List the ways that Passepartout hinders Fogg's journey. Are his actions malicious? Why or why not? Why do you believe Verne presented Passepartout as a challenge to Fogg, even though Passepartout was not one of Fogg antagonists?
Essay Topic 3
What role does each of the men play in Aouda's rescue? How does this daring rescue change Passepartout's opinions of Fogg? Describe Passepartout's change in feelings in detail.
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