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Where is Phileas Fogg from? Where is Passepartout from?
London, England & Paris, France
What part of speech is the word 'bird' in the following sentence?
The mother bird fed her chicks.
Noun
What does the word 'boast' mean?
To brag
What is it called when two characters disagree? Hint: It drives the plot.
Conflict
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
Who wrote Around the World in 80 Days?
Jules Verne
What part of speech is the word 'crazy' in the following sentence?
Crazy things happen on the football field.
Adjective
What does the word prohibits mean in the following sentence?
Although the playground prohibits horseplay, the tensions in the basketball game were beginning to make the boys play more physically.
Dislikes
Allows
Encourages
Bans
4. Bans
What is the main character in a work of fiction called?
Protagonist
Which of the following states is NOT in the Midwest?
1. Iowa
2. South Dakota
3. Ohio
4. Kentucky
Where does Phileas Fogg spend most of his time (the place where he makes the wager to go around the world in 80 days?)
The Reform Club
What part of speech is the word 'wag' in the following sentence?
Dogs happily wag their tails when presented with a treat.
Verb
What does the word rendition mean in the following sentence?
By the millionth rendition of "Silent Night," it's kind of a lot.
A type of music
A repetition of a song
A holiday tradition
A class at school
2. A repetition of a song
What are the three types of author's purposes?
To entertain, to inform, to persuade
India, China, and the United States
Why does Detective Fix need to arrest Phileas Fogg in a British territory?
His warrant for arrest is only legally effective in British territories
What part of speech is the word 'happily' in the following sentence?
Dogs happily wag their tails when presented with a treat.
Adverb
What does the bolded word mean in the following sentence?
Forrest Mars, Sr., the now-retired patriarch of the Mars empire, seeded this territory in the late 1960s, hiring locals to distribute M&M's, Snickers bars and Uncle Ben's rice to Arab shopkeepers.
Began business
Planted seeds
Developed local infrastructure
Threw seeds at
1. Began business
What is the first part of the story called, where the author sets the stage for the story?
Exposition
English and Chinese (Mandarin)
In the book, where does Passepartout lose his shoes?
Bombay (Mumbai)
What part of speech is the word 'and' in the following sentence?
The runners crossed the finish line, and the race was finally over.
(Coordinating) Conjunction
What does the word 'omnipresent' mean?
Everywhere; all over the place
What do you call a recurring (repeating) symbol or idea in a work of fiction?
Motif
Name the 8 states that begin with the letter N
Nevada North Dakota
North Carolina New Mexico
New Hampshire New Jersey
Nebraska New York