Around the World in Eighty Days

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how much money does Phileas Fogg waged on the claim that he can travel around the world in 80 days?

20,000 pounds

who is the author?

Jules Verne

what is the setting of the storys beginning?

London, England

who is the protagonist of this story?

Phileas Fogg

to what city does Phileas Fogg first depart to begin his travels?

Suez

Phileas Fogg is suspected of being the robber of what bank?

The Bank of England

Phileas Fogg is a member of what club

The Reform Club

what is not a work written by this author?

To Mars and Back

what did Passeparout forget to do as they departed?

turn off the gas

the game Fogg and his associated play is called

whist

regarding Foggs wager, the general public

bet against him

which part of the plot does most, if not all, of chapter one cover?

exposition

Passepartout's name clings to him because he

had traveled extensively and had changed jobs several times

what word best describes Phileas Fogg?

methodical

what is unique about the authors writing?

some seemed prophetic ( regarding scientific imagination )


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