Around the World in Eighty Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Around the World in Eighty Days Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who speculates the bank robber will not want his passport countersigned with a visa?

2. In Chapter 16, Where does Detective Fix bump into Passepartout?

3. What does Passepartout say in response to Fix's accusations?

4. What are Fogg and Passepartout charged with?

5. What does Detective Fix request from London to be waiting for him in Bombay?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fogg find passage out of Hong Kong? Where are they heading? What is significant about Fogg and Aouda leaving Hong Kong?

2. What does Fogg discover over breakfast at the Reform Club, and how does this spark his journey?

3. In Chapter 22, the reader discovers what has become of Passepartout. How does Passepartout make it back to the Carnatic? How does he feel about his experience?

4. In Suez, Detective Fix and the British Consul disagree about something. What do they disagree about and why?

5. What scene do Fogg, Passepartout, and Sir Francis come upon in the jungle? Why is it significant?

6. How do Fogg and Fix react to one another on the docks when they find out the Carnatic has already sailed?

7. Why is Passepartout surprised when Fogg returns home early from the Reform Club the night they leave London? Hoiw does he react to Fogg's announcement?

8. What does Passepartout learn when he goes to purchase tickets for the Carnatic? What happens to Passepartout, and how does this impact the journey?

9. 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?

10. How does Fogg react when he is told a typhoon is building in the China Sea? How does this speak to his character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jules Verne introduces a number of critical characters that question the motives and actions of the main characters. Who are these characters and where do they appear in the story? Which of the main characters are questioned and to what end?

Essay Topic 2

Jules Verne creates an interesting situation for Fogg and Fix aboard the Tankadere during the typhoon. Describe the situation from three points of view: Fix's, Fogg's, and the reader's. How is the situation different for each?

Essay Topic 3

Jules Verne uses a lot of symbolism in the story to create characters and compare situations between characters to larger issues. During the trip around the world, what does the developing relationship between Fogg and Aouda symbolize? What broader relationship does it parallel?

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