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Question 1
The story "The Bet" begins with a banker remembering the details of a party he had thrown 15 years prior. What literary technique is the author using?
A. personification
B. point of view
C. flashback
D. foreshadowing
Question 6
What is the meaning of the word ethereal as used in "The Bet"?
"Beauties as ethereal as clouds, created by the magic of your poets and geniuses, have visited me at night, and have whispered in my ears wonderful tales that have set my brain in a whirl."
A. having sympathy and compassion for others
B. sudden and unpredictable
C. deceptive
D. of or relating to heavenly things
Question 8
Which quote best supports the character development of the lawyer?
A. "You have taken lies for truth, and hideousness for beauty." (Paragraph 36)
B. "And I despise your books, I despise wisdom and the blessings of this world. It is all worthless, fleeting, illusory and deceptive, like a mirage." (Paragraph 35)
C. "Your books have given me wisdom. All that the unresting thought of man has created in the ages is compressed into a small compass in my brain." (Paragraph 34)
D. All the above.
Question 9
During year ten, the lawyer reads only one book. What is it?
A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
B. A Farewell to Arms
C. The Bible
D. Mein Kompf
Question 13
When the lawyer's confinement is coming to an end, he writes a letter. What does that letter say?
A. He has decided to forego the money and leave his confinement early.
B. He has decided to take his own life because he is afraid of being set free.
C. He is proud of lasting this many years and wants to double his money by staying longer.
D. He admits to having snuck out periodically over the course of his confinement.
Question 14
What does the banker do with the written words the lawyer left behind?
A. He shows the watchman and blames him for the lawyer's escape.
B. He reads the words to the media to cover the scandal that would come.
C. He locks the paper in a safe so no one will ever know the truth.
D. He burns the paper to get rid of all the substantial evidence.
Question 15
Which evidence from the text reveals that the banker is a flat rather than a complex character?
A. He loses much of his money over the course of the story.
B. He is in favor of the death penalty.
C. He makes a very foolish bet as a young man.
D. He remains obsessed with money throughout the story.
