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The Bet Questions and Answers

How does the lawyer spend his 15 years of imprisonment in "The Bet" by Anton Checkhov?

What is the moral of the story "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov?

What role do the books play in the story "The Bet"?

What is the setting of "The Bet"?

Who wins the bet?

What happens to the lawyer at the end of the story "The Bet"?

What does the banker think when he sees the lawyer sleeping at the table?

What are the terms of the bet in Chekhov's story "The Bet"?

Write the character sketch of the lawyer and the banker?

What are three examples of realism in "The Bet" by Chekhov?

In The Bet by Anton Chekov, what is meant when the lawyer says "The geniuses of all ages and of all lands speak different languages, but the same flame burns in them all"?

In the short story "The Bet," how does the banker feel about himself at the end of the fifteen years?

How does the banker’s attitude toward the bet change as the years wear on?

Compare and contrast the banker and the lawyer in "The Bet."

Why did the banker and the lawyer make the bet?

What is the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution of the story "The Bet"?

In the story "The Bet," the lawyer looks terrible, much older than his forty years. Why?

Summarize the contents of the lawyer's letter in "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov

How does the author show that the lawyer is going through changes in The Bet?

What is the main conflict in "The Bet"?

What is meant by "the state is not god" in "The Bet" by Chekhov?

In "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov, what is the lawyer's attitude at the end?

In "The Bet," why did the lawyer renounce his rights to the money which could have been rightfully his?

Why did the banker give two shots of firing when he was told to give one shot ? Why did the banker give two shots of firing when he was told to give one shot, in "The Bet"?

Why does the banker have contempt for himself after reading the lawyer's letter?

In the short story "The Bet," what lessons do the banker and the lawyer learn?

Why did the lawyer leave five hours early in "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov?

In "The Bet," does Chekhov use any techniques like foreshadowing or suspense? If yes, please give me the evidence.

In "The Bet," why did the banker lock the letter written by the lawyer in a fireproof safe?

What kind of characters are the lawyer and the banker in "The Bet"? Static or dynamic?

Anaylse "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov in terms of the the point of view.

In Chekhov's "The Bet," who in your opinion won the bet between the banker and the lawyer?

What is the climax of "The Bet"?

Who are the characters in the short story "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov?

Analyze the role of the lawyer in “The Bet.”

How might Chekhov's background and beliefs have influenced his short story "The Bet"?

What are some of the literary elements of "The Bet" by Anton Chekov? Exposition, anti-climax, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution? I'm trying to fill out a plot line of the story and these are the elements that I need.

Point out the irony in "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov.

What is the problem in "The Bet"? How does it start and the solution? i need the precise explanation.

In Anton Chekhov's short story "The Bet," how has the banker's situation changed at the end of the fifteen years?

In "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov, why does the banker call the bet "cursed"?

In "The Bet" why does the lawyer move from novels to classics?

What is the final outcome of the story "The Bet" by Chekhov?

How does the lawyer's behavior change from year to year during imprisonment?

In "The Bet," the banker says, "On my part it was the caprice of a pampered man, and on his part simple greed for money." Please explain to me why the banker thinks that it was caprice on his part. Please also give the meaning of "caprice."

What things are allowed and not allowed to the lawyer during the fifteen years of solitary confinement in "The Bet"?

What are some examples of imagery and/or figurative language found in "The Bet," by Anton Chekov?

How does the story "The Bet" end?

In the story "The Bet," why do the lawyer and the banker make the bet?

How did the lawyer feel when he finds out that he has successfully learned six languages in "The Bet"?