The Bet

The lawyer wagered that he could remain locked up alone for

• exactly five years
• fifteen years
• his entire life
• one year

Over the course of time, the banker....

• grew richer than ever
• gave a great deal of money to charity
• suffered many business losses
• moved away

While he was a the cottage, the prisoner spent most of his time

• reading and studying
• writing short stories and
  novels 
• doing crossword puzzles and similar games
• surfing the internet

In his letter to the banker, the prisoner stated that he planned to 

• claim the two million rubles at once
• travel around the world to see interesting places
• give up his right to the money
• buy a yacht

Trembling with agitation, the banker peeped into the little window. Agitation means

• troubled state of mind
• a clear conscience
• a pleasant task
• climbed

The slightest attempt to violate the agreement whould cause the lawyer to lose the bet. Violate means...

• offer
• break
• ponder
• win

What is the main topic discussed at the dinner party?

• Student debt

• The value of knowledge and experience

• Capital punishment vs. life in prison

• Treat others as you want to be treated

What is one way the banker change from the beginning of the story to the end?

• He is very wealthy in the beginning, then he has lost his fortune by the end.

• His time in isolation has made him lose his mind.

• He lost a lot of weight

• He has become much wiser from all of his reading.

What is one way the lawyer has changed from the beginning of the story to the end?

• He has lost his wealth.

• He has learned how to do complex math equations.

• He does not change in the story.

• He no longer values money, or winning the bet.

How does the lawyer provoke the banker’s decision to place the bet?

• The lawyer questions whether or not the banker has the money to make a worthwhile bet with him.

• The lawyer suggests that the banker doesn’t have the courage to place such a risky bet against him.

• The lawyer offers to give the banker two million if he cannot stay in solitary confinement for the agreed upon years.

• The lawyer proposes that he will remain in solitary confinement even longer than the banker suggests.