AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT

Chapter one

1. What kind of man is Mr Phileas Fogg?Phileas Fogg is a quiet and organised man, he is also very rich

2. Why does he place an advert in the London Daily Chronicle?He places and adverts at this newspaper because he needs a servant

3. Who answers Fogg’s advert?Passepartout goes to the interview of Fogg

Chapter two

1. What do Mr Fogg and his partners at the Reform Club discuss while playing cards?They discuss about the robbery at the Bank of England

2. What does Mr Fogg bet with his partners?He bets the amount of 20.000£ that he can travel around the world in eighty days

3. Why do people in England think Mr Fogg is a thief?Because a policeman receives a telegram from a detective. It says that Fogg is the thief. And the people of the village begin to think that Fogg uses the bet to hide the real reason for his journey

Chapter three1. Why does Detective Fix think Mr Fogg is a thief?

Because Fogg’s appearance is very similar to the description of the criminal

2. Why must Passepartout change his watch?Because he has got the hour of London

3. Why does Fix decide to travel on the Mongolia?Because he is sure that Fogg is the thief and he wants to pick up the warrant in Bombay and arrest him there

Chapter four

1. What happens to Passepartout on Malebar Hill?

He enters in the Malebar Hill with shoes and three priests attack him

2. How do Fogg and Passepartout manage to get to Allahabad?

They go by elephant

Chapter five

1. Why are the priests going to burn Aouda?

Because her husband is dead and she had to die as well

2. What event detains Fogg and Passepartout in their trip to Allahabad?

Aouda goes with them to Hong Kong

Chapter six

1. What happens to Fogg and his companions in Calcutta?

They are arrested by the police

2. How do they manage to avoid prison?

Fogg pays the bail

3. Why is Fix so eager to stop Fogg from leaving India?

Because he continues thinking that Fogg is the thief

Chapter seven

1. Who does Passepartout think Fix is?Passepartout thinks that Fix is a spy of his master’s friends.

2. Why does Aouda continue the trip with Fogg and Passepartout?Because they don’t find Aouda’s uncle. They discover that he lives in Holland.

3. What does Passepartout find out in Hong Kong?He finds Fix Detective.

4. Why isn’t Fogg on board the Carnatic when the boat leaves Hong Kong?Because he thinks that the boat leaves Hong Kong at 5:00 in the morning, but it isn’t the hour

5. How does Fogg manage to leave Hong Kong? He leaves Hong Kong in a small boat

Chapter eight

1. How do Fogg, Aouda and Fix to reach Yokohama? They see the San Francisco ship, then the captain of Tankadere fires his cannon, the captain of the ship hears the explosion and finally Fogg, Aouda and Fix board on the ship.

2. How do Fogg and Aouda find Passepartout in Yokohama? Fogg remember Passepartout’s life in the circus, so when he sees the poster for the travelling show, he know that it is the obvious place to look.

3. What are Fix’s plans for Fogg? Fix plan to stay with Fogg and arrest him when he arrives to England

Chapter nine

1. What new incidents must Fogg and his companions face on the train to New York? The first problem is that the train is too heavy to cross the bridge and the other problem is the attack of the Sioux Indians.

2. Why does the train stop near Fort Kearney? Because the American soldiers can help them

3. Why does Passepartout disappear? Because the Sioux Indian kidnap him

Chapter ten

1. Who saves Passepartout from the Indians?

Fogg saves Passepartout

Chapter eleven

1. What problem do they have on the Henrietta?The boat can’t continue because there isn’t more coal

2. What is Fogg’s idea to keep the boat sailing?Fogg’s idea is burn the top of the boat.

Chapter twelve

1. Why can’t Fogg be in London on time?Because he is in the prison of Liverpool.

2. How do they realise they can still win the bet?

They realise they can still the bet when Passepartout discover that it's Saturday

3. Why does Fogg think it is Sunday rather than Saturday?Because he doesn’t remember that he starts the journey from the east

Chapter thirteen

1. Is Fogg satisfied at the end of his journey?Yes, he is. He wins the bet