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Around the World in Eighty Days
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| Who is Phileas Fogg? | A wealthy, mysterious, and extremely precise English gentleman who lives a highly regulated life in London. |
| What is the Reform Club? | The exclusive London club where Phileas Fogg spends most of his time; he is one of its most noticeable members. |
| Where did Phileas Fogg live? | No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens, in the house where Sheridan died in 1814. |
| What year does the story begin? | 1872. |
| Who is Passepartout? | A Frenchman named Jean who becomes Phileas Fogg's new valet/servant on October 2nd. |
| Why did Fogg dismiss his previous servant, James Forster? | Because Forster brought his shaving water at 84°F instead of the required 86°F. |
| What jobs had Passepartout held before working for Fogg? | Itinerant singer, circus-rider, gymnastics professor, and a sergeant fireman in Paris. |
| What was Passepartout looking for when he took the job with Fogg? | A tranquil, settled domestic life after many different trades. |
| How does Phileas Fogg spend his daily routine? | He follows an exact, unchanging schedule—reading papers, playing whist, and dining at precise times at the Reform Club. |
| What is whist? | A quiet card game that Fogg enjoys playing, though he plays for the challenge rather than to win money. |
| What does Fogg do with his winnings from whist? | He donates them to charity rather than keeping them for himself. |
| Is Phileas Fogg known to have traveled extensively? | It is suspected he has, since he seems to know the world intimately, though he hadn't left London for years. |
| What is Fogg's personality like? | Calm, precise, mysterious, unemotional, and a man of exact habits and few words. |
| What time did Passepartout officially start working for Fogg? | Twenty-nine minutes after eleven a.m. on Wednesday, October 2nd. |
| What mistake did Passepartout make when Fogg asked him the time? | His watch was four minutes too slow. |
| What clock detail shows Fogg's obsession with precision? | He owned a complicated clock that showed hours, minutes, seconds, days, months, and years. |
| What does Fogg's comfortable but modest household suggest about him? | He values order and routine over luxury or social status. |
| What nickname or trait is highlighted about Passepartout's past? | His name "Passepartout" reflects his ability to move easily between many different jobs and situations. |
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