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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. To what does Passepartout compare his new employer?
2. What emotions does Passepartout feel for his mistake in the tavern?
3. What does Fix do with Passepartout?
4. What bank does Fogg find out has been robbed?
5. Who makes the following statement: "In the way this strange gentleman was going on, he would leave the world without having done any good to himself or anybody else."
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Passepartout begin to suspect Fix represents? Why?
2. What mix of emotions does Passepartout experience when he reaches Yokohama?
3. Why does Fix repeatedly hope for Fogg's journey to be delayed? How does he attempt to delay them?
4. Why are Fogg and his traveling party stopped in Calcutta by a policeman? How does Fogg handle the situation? What doesn't the party know about this misfortune?
5. What scene do Fogg, Passepartout, and Sir Francis come upon in the jungle? Why is it significant?
6. What ways do Fogg, Sir Francis, Passepartout, and their Parsee guide attempt to rescue Aouda? Who is able to successfully rescue her and why?
7. How does Fogg react to Aouda's growing affections toward him? Why?
8. What does the British Consul talk to Fogg about before stamping his passport? Why?
9. After all the excitement of rescuing Aouda, Fogg and his party are still able to able to arrive in Calcutta on time. How does Fogg feel about the progress they are making? Why is that significant?
10. Fogg and Passepartout take different approaches to their journey in the beginning. How do each of them feel about the places they visit in India?
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
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
Chapter 36 is a confusing chapter for the reader. The reader has believed up to this point that Fogg already lost his wager, but now he appears just seconds before the time expires and wins his wager. What techniques does Jules Verne use to reveal this surprise to the reader?
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