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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 many people have wagered against Fogg at the Reform Club?

2. What ship does Fogg find that can take them to Liverpool?

3. What accomodations does the cross country train have that Fogg and his party take?

4. Who is the only one in the party who remains calm during all the delays in the journey?

5. Who must be restrained when Fogg is arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. Much to the readers surprise, at the end of Chapter 36, Fogg enters the Reform Club salon, winning the wager. How was this possible?

2. Who approaches Fogg with a solution for leaving Fort Kearney? Why is this significant?

3. Fix tries hard to avoid Passepartout aboard the General Grant. Why? What happens when Fix does bump into Passepartout?

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

5. What do Fogg's friends at the Reform Club plan to do if he does not show up on time? What do they believe Fogg may do?

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

7. Fogg does an extremely good job solving the travel obstacles throughout his journey. How does he solve the issue of missing the steamer in New York?

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

9. How does Fogg react when he sees Colonel Stamp Proctor on the train in America?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Phileas Fogg is a British Imperialist. What does that mean? While in America, he must act as an American Imperialist while fighting the Sioux Indians. Why? What is the difference between the two ideologies?

Essay Topic 2

Which characters does Jules Verne use to contrast Phileas Fogg's characteristics? What characteristics do those characters have that Fogg does not?

Essay Topic 3

Fogg has many adversaries throughout the novel. Who are they, and what challenge does each person represent?

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