Around the World in 80 Days (part 1)

Hello, reader! 

Here is the first part (divided by us) of Jules Verne's book "Around the World in 80 Days". The following questions start from chapter 1 and go up to chapter 23. The rest of the chapters have already been published on this website under the “Chapters” tab. 

Enjoy reading and discussions!

Chapters 1-2

1. What are five interesting facts we learn about Phileas Fogg?

2. Phileas Fogg has left an incredibly detailed timetable of activities for his man Jean Passepartout.  What does Jean think about that?

3. “You are too slow,” Phileas tells Jean.  What has happened?

Chapters 3-4

1. What does Phileas Fogg say has happened to the size of the world?

2. How long will it take Phileas Fogg to travel the world exactly? And when will he leave and return to London?

3. What does Passepartout think about Phileas Fogg's idea of traveling around the world?

4. At the end of chapter 4, Passepartout forgets to do something before leaving his room, what was it?

5. Try searching for a map on Google Images that shows the route Phileas Fogg took around the world with Passepartout. In your opinion, did he really travel around the world?

Chapters 5-7

1. What events might cause Phileas to fail in his endeavour? 

2. Why does Detective Rowan think that Phileas may be the bank robber?

3. Detective Fix has a description of the bank robber.  How else will he identify him?

4. Share a picture of a steamer on the Suez canal.

5. The consul at the port of Suez tells Phileas that his passport does not require a visa stamp.  Why does Phileas want it stamped?

6. How does Phileas know whether he is maintaining suitable progress to achieve his 80 day goal?

Chapters 8-10

1. What impression did Passepartout give Detective Fix about Phileas Fogg? Did he worsen the criminal suspicions about Phileas?

2. What is Detective Fix's plan to arrest Phileas Fogg?

3. How does Phileas Fogg spend his time on the ship Mongolia?

4. How does Passepartout enjoy his time on the ship Mongolia? Has his opinion changed about traveling the world?

5. How did Passepartout get involved in a fight?

6. Why did Detective Fix decide to stay on Indian soil and not follow Phileas anymore?

Chapters 11, 12 and 13

1. What is the “Sepoy revolt” about?  (Mentioned in the first paragraph, chapter 11.)

2. Who are the Thuggees, what were they known for and how did the British Government respond to them.

3. What caused a problem at Rothal and how did Phileas manage that?

4. Chapter 12  this sentence “…they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little…” What’s the difference between “British phlegm” and “phlegm”?

5. The religious procession of Brahmins caused the travellers to hide, with the elephant, in the bush.  Find a picture of what they might have seen.

6. The Rajah's wife doesn’t seem to be concerned about what will happen to her the next morning.  Why is that, and how is the woman saved from the suttee sacrifice?

Chapters 14-16

1. What did Phileas Fogg do about the elephant Kiouni and the guide? What happened to Aouda after she fully recovered her senses?

2. Hong Kong was part of British territory. How did this happen?

3. What is a Palkighari (or Gharry)? 

4. How were Passepartout and Phileas Fogg received when they arrived at the station? 

5. What was the reason they were in a court-room? How did it all end?

6. What were Detective Fix's plans? Did he succeed in his goals?

Chapters 17-19

1. What assumption did Passepartout make about Fix’s presence on the steamer?

2. How did the steamer make rapid progress during the first couple of days between Singapore and Yokohama, and what would the boat look like?

3. What happened to cause the steamer to be late arriving in Yokohama.

4. What was the news that surprised Aouda and how was that resolved?

5.  Chapter 19 describes aspects of Hong Kong.  What are the  “macadamised streets”?

6. How does Fix try to get Passepartout to delay the departure of Fogg?

Chapters 20-22 

1. Fogg and Aouda missed the Carnatic steamer, but Fogg found another option to travel to San Francisco. What was his idea?

2. Was Detective Fix successful in his plan to delay Fogg's trip?

3. What were Aouda and Fogg's thoughts about Passepartout?

4. Fogg was watching the American steamer depart while he was on the Tankadere steamer. What did he do to try to get the steamer's attention so he could board?

5. What really happened to Passepartout? How did he feel after being drugged by Fix?

6. Passepartout arrived in Yokohama. What would the landscape of this place be like?