Chapter 1: The Bet

A bet is...

• someone who is better than you.

• when one risks a sum of money on the basis of what will happen in the future.

• a game one places at the lotto booth.

• the name of the main character.

A suspect is...

• someone who is suspected of a crime or of having done something wrong.

• a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.

• the place where a crime takes place.

• the person who takes care of a rich man's house.

A witness is...

• someone who has gone mad.

• a person who takes part in a play.

• someone who has committed a crime.

• a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.

The amount of money that mysteriously disappeared from the Bank of England was that of...

• five thousand pounds.

• fifty-five thousand pounds.

• fifteen thousand pounds.

• fifty thousand pounds.

Phileas Fogg was a member of ...

• the Reform Club.

• the Football Club.

• the Red Cross Club.

• the Reform Pub.

Phileas Fogg...

• loved to come up with last minute ideas.

• loved routine and made sure that everything was the same every day.

• was a sly French detective.

• was a French butler who worked for an English gentleman.

There is a reward of _________________ for anyone who catches the bank robber.

• twenty thousand pounds

• two thousand pounds

• twelve thousand pounds

• five thousand pounds

The main suspect is...

• a well-dressed elderly gentleman.

• a well-dressed young gentleman.

• a well-dressed English lady.

• a well-dressed boy.

Phileas Fogg believed that...

• the robber was going to be caught soon.

• the police needed to travel the world to catch the robber.

• the robber could have escaped to many different places.

• the bank cashier was a fool to let the robber steal the money.

Fogg got the idea of travelling around the world in eighty days after...

• reading an article on the web.

• reading a newspaper article.

• watching the news.

• talking to a fellow companion.