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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. When the train does not stop as planned, where do Fogg and Colonel Proctor handle their business together?

2. What time do Fogg's friends at the Reform Club start debating the situation?

3. How do Passepartout and Fix distract Fogg on the train?

4. What does Colonel Stamp Proctor interrupt?

5. What does Fogg get from his journey around the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event disrupts both Fogg and Colonel Proctor's business and Fogg's journey? What happens as a result?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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 learn about polygamy, and how does he feel about Mormon women?

7. What happens within the first twelve hours Fogg and his traveling party are on board the Henrietta? Why?

8. What do we see happening to Fogg's character and appearances in Chapter 32? How has he changed throughout the book so far?

9. In Chapter 36, the story turns back to the streets of London. How do people now feel about Fogg and his journey? How is this different than when he left?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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