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. Where is the typhoon that the Tankadere is heading for brewing?

2. What ship has been delayed by boiler repairs?

3. Who expresses his doubts about Fogg being the right suspect?

4. How long will it take the steamer to reach Hong Kong?

5. What judge does Fogg and his party appear before to hear the charges against them?

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. How does Fogg react to Aouda's growing affections toward him? Why?

3. What reactions does Fogg's journey spark in people around London?

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

5. How does Fix respond to Fogg's kindness aboard the Tankadere? What is Fogg's response? Based on what you know of each character, are their responses a surprise?

6. Who does Passepartout begin to suspect Fix represents? Why?

7. What does Aouda discover about her cousin in Hong Kong? What does this mean for Fogg and his traveling party?

8. Passepartout's aggravation with delays in his master's journey have continued to build throughout the story. How does Passepartout react on the Rangoon, and how are his reactions different than Fogg's? Why is this significant?

9. What happens to Passepartout when he enters the Bombay temple? Why?

10. What does the British Consul talk to Fogg about before stamping his passport? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What reason does Fix give Passepartout aboard the General Grant for now supporting Fogg's journey? Why is it important to Fix that Fogg complete his journey? What is Passepartout's reaction? Should he go to Fogg? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Jules Verne paints a specific picture of the Old West in America, just as he did for India, China, and Japan. What impression does the reader get of his feelings toward America? How does Jules Verne express his opinions?

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