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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 do Passepartout and Fix distract Fogg on the train?

2. Where will the unusual desert vehicle lent to Fogg and his party in America take them?

3. What does Aouda ask Fogg after learning he has not won the wager at his home in London?

4. What does Detective Fix say to Fogg once they are on British soil?

5. Who says: "That we might have made the tour of the world in only seventy-eight days."

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens to Fogg as soon as he is back on British soil in Liverpool? How does he feel about this challenge?

3. What does Passepartout share with Fogg and Aouda about his experience in the tavern? How does Fogg respond to Passepartout's story?

4. How does the relationship between Passepartout and Fix change in America?

5. What does Passepartout learn about polygamy, and how does he feel about Mormon women?

6. Describe the rest of Fogg's journey across America in Chapter 31. Where do he and his traveling party go? What happens when they reach New York?

7. 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?

8. Why does Fix attempt to protect Fogg during the riot on Montgomery Street? What does he tell Passepartout about the incident?

9. Why is the train crossing America stopped a second time? What decision is made? What does this mean for Fogg?

10. How does Fogg react when he is released from holding in Liverpool for the crime he did not commit? What happens when he is released?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Passepartout is extremely loyal to Fogg and does not believe that Fogg is the bank robber Detective Fix claims him to be. However, Passepartout does not bring Fix's identity or his theory to Fogg's attention. Why? Does this go with or against what we know of Passepartout's nature? How would the story be different if Passepartout had shared this information with Fogg?

Essay Topic 2

Fix immediately arrests Fogg as soon as he is back on British soil. What does this quick action mean for Fogg and Fix? What attributes are being highlighted in Fix, and in British detectives overall?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between Fix and Fogg evolve throughout the story? What does this mean for each character?

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