Around the World in 80 Days: Resumen de Preguntas y Respuestas por Capítulos

1. What do Fogg and his partners at the Reform Club discuss?

They discuss the robbery at the Bank of England.

2. What does Fogg bet with his partners?

He bets the amount of £20,000 that he can travel around the world in 80 days.

3. Why do people in England think Fogg is a thief?

Because a policeman receives a telegram from a detective saying that Fogg is the thief, and the people of the village begin to think Fogg uses the bet to hide the real reason for his journey.

1. Why does Detective Fix think 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.

1. What happens to Passepartout on Malabar Hill?

He enters Malabar Hill with shoes, and three priests attack him.

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

They go by elephant.

1. Why are the priests going to burn Aouda?

Because her husband is dead and she has to die as well.

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

Aouda goes with them to Hong Kong.

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.

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, and they discover that he lives in Holland.

3. What does Passepartout find out in Hong Kong?

He finds Fix the detective.

4. Why isn't Fogg on board the Carnatic when the boat leaves Hong Kong?

Because he thinks 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.

1. How do Fogg, Aouda and Fix manage to reach Yokohama?

They see the S. Francisco ship, then the captain of the Tankadere fires his cannon, the captain of the ship hears the explosion, and finally Fogg, Aouda and Fix board the ship.

2. How do Fogg and Aouda find Passepartout in Yokohama?

Fogg remembers Passepartout's life in the circus, so when he sees the poster for the travelling show, he knows it is the obvious place to look.

3. What are Fix's plans for Fogg?

Fix plans to stay with Fogg and arrest him when he arrives in England.

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 Indians kidnap him.

Who saves Passepartout from the Indians?

Fogg saves Passepartout.

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 to burn the top of the boat.

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 win the bet when Passepartout discovers that it's Saturday.

3. Why does Fogg think it is Sunday rather than Saturday?

Because he doesn't remember that he started the journey from the east.