LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Mr. Stuart pays £20, 000 to Mr. Philease Fogg for going ____
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Mr. Passepartout pays £20, 000 to Mr. Philease Fogg for winning the wager ____
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Mr. Fix pays £20, 000 to Mr. Philease Fogg for robbing the bank ____
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The story describes Phileas Fogg of London and his French valet Jean Passepartout circumnavigating the world in 80 days in an effort to win a £20, 000 wager-a small fortune in that era.
Detailed explanation-2: -After reading in The Daily Telegraph that a new railroad in India has made it theoretically possible to travel around the world in 80 days, Fogg bets his fellow members at the Reform Club that he will make that journey in 80 days or less; the wager is for the princely sum of £20, 000 (half his fortune).
Detailed explanation-3: -Fogg splits the earnings from winning the around the world bet with Passepartout (who clearly deserves it) but also with Detective Fix (who’s recently had him arrested). We think Phileas does just fine with knowing exactly how to spend his money for the right reasons.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the novel, Fogg bet fellow members of the Reform Club he could go around the world in 80 days. His winning bet of 20, 000 pounds–then worth about $96, 000–would be worth 619, 600 pounds, or $1.13 million in today’s money.