Around the World in 80 Days (part 2)

Hello, reader! 

Here is the second part (divided by us) of Jules Verne's book “Around the World in 80 Days.”
The following questions cover chapters 23 through the last chapter. Enjoy your reading and discussions!

Chapters 23-25

1. What mistakes did William Batulcar make when he hired Passepartout to perform in his show?

2. What led to the collapse of the long noses human pyramid?

3. Phileas pays a bonus of five hundred and fifty pounds to the master of the Tankadere.  How much would that equate to in Brazilian Real today?

4. What is happening to Aouda as they travel across the Pacific on the General Grant.

5. Chapter 24 - what is the joyful discovery that Passepartout makes?

6. Passepartout suggests purchasing rifles and revolvers for protection on the train.  Who are the Sioux and Pawnees and why would they attack a train? 

Chapters 26-28

1. Why was Detective Fix hoping that the warrant for the arrest of Phileas would arrive in Hong Kong?

2. What mistake did Passepartout make when deciding why Fix had mysteriously appeared on the Mongolia and the Rangoon.

3. Why was Fix happy about the storm affecting the progress of the Rangoon?

4. What was the good news that Fogg learned as the Rangoon was being piloted into the Hong Kong port?

Chapters 29-31

1. Why did Aouda feel apprehensive, and why were Passepartout and Fix ready to fight at any moment?

2. Who was Colonel Stamp W. Proctor? What did he suggest that he and Mr. Fogg do when they arrived at Plum Creek?

3. What was Mr. Fogg's courageous attitude toward Passepartout? 

4. What conclusion did Passepartout reach after being saved from the Sioux?

5. To avoid further delays for Mr. Fogg, Detective Fix suggested a different means of transportation. What was it, and what was it like at the time?

6. After all the travels of Mr. Fogg and his companions, what happened at the end of chapter 31?

Chapters 32-34

1. What is the Bradshaw?

2. How does Phileas encourage the master of the Henrietta to take himself and companions to Bordeaux?

3. When the Henrietta left Liverpool, the voyage was to Bordeaux.  How has Phileas managed to ensure that the voyage is now to Liverpool, which the ship’s master had earlier refused?

4. Why is Detective Fix starting to feel uneasy about Phileas’s command of the Henrietta?

5. The engineer of the Henrietta warns Phileas that coal for the boilers is running out.  How does Phileas respond to that problem?

6. How does Phileas gain twelve hours travel time?

7.  How does Phileas react when Detective Fix tells him that the correct robber has been arrested and Phileas is free to leave the Custom House jail.  

Chapters 35-37

1. What was Phileas Fogg's new financial and romantic situation?

2. How does Phileas Fogg respond to Passepartout and Aouda about the bad time they are going through?

3. How were the city and Fogg's friends from the Reform Club when the date of his return was approaching?

4. Why was Passepartout unable to set the wedding date for Mr. Fogg and Mrs. Aouda?

5. ​A twist of events occurred, Fogg didn't fail in his mission. What really happened?

6. What did Phileas Fogg gain by traveling around the world?