*natural : synthetic :: apathy : ________ (There are two
right answers, not three.)
*protagonist : antagonist :: ancestors : ________
*without feeling" = __________
*together time make" = _________
Type of Nouns. (5 point quiz) Give an example of each type
listed.
common, collective
proper, collective
proper, concrete
common, abstract
common, concrete
"The Bet" Finish
silently, and answer the questins in your notebook. (15)
True or False? The story begins with the party at which the
bet is made.
True or False? The lawyer is allowed to go into the garden
as long as there aren't any people there.
The lawyer's motivation for taking the bet was...a) to prove
that life imprisonment is better than capital punishment. b) greed.
c) he just wanted to prove the banker wrong. d) he wanted a chance to study
all those books.
By year 10, the lawyer... a) feels happy that he can understand
the world's best thinkers. b) feels depressed about having 5 years
left. c) rarely leaves his chair. d) reads the Bible continually.
What does the banker find strange about the fact that the
lawyer took so long to read the second half of the Bible?
Which vocabulary word describes the banker's decision to
take the bet?
Which vocabulary word describes the lawyer's reading during
his last two years?
What does the banker decide to do to avoid paying the bet?
The point in the story where we find out that the banker
can't afford to pay is called the... a) exposition. b) rising action.
c) conflict. d) climax. e) resolution.
The point in the story where the party and the bet are described
is called the... a) exposition. b) rising action. c) conflict.
d) climax. e) resolution.
(Quote.) Why does the lawyer decide to give up the money?
The point in the story where the banker reads the lawyer's
note about forfeiting the money is called the... a) exposition. b)
rising action. c) conflict. d) climax. e) resolution.
The word that best describes how the banker feels after he
reads the note is... a) self-hatred. b) relief. c) satisfaction.
d) triumph.
Who wins the bet?
The point in the story where the lawyer leaves and the banker
hides the note for safekeeping is called the... a) exposition. b)
rising action. c) conflict. d) climax. e) resolution.