"The Bet"

OPEN-BOOK QUIZ

DIRECTIONS: ANSWER EACH QUESTION WITH THE CORRECT SHORT-ANSWER RESPONSE

NAME

1. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THIS CLASSIC SHORT STORY?

2. WHAT COUNTRY IS THE AUTHOR FROM ?

3. WHO ARE THE TWO MEN WHO MAKE THE BET DURING THE INTRODUCTION?

4. HOW MUCH MONEY IS THE WAGER FOR

5. HOW MANY YEARS DOES THE MAN HAVE TO STAY IN CONFINEMENT TO WIN THE BET? ?

6. WHAT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COULD BE HEARD PLAYING THROUGHOUT THE FIRST YEAR ?

7. DURING THE TENTH YEAR WHAT WAS THE ONLY BOOK THE PRISONER READ

8. HOW OLD IS THE PRISONER DURING THE FIFTEENTH YEAR? ?

9. HOW MANY HOURS BEFORE THE BET IS COMPLETED DOES THE PRISONER LEAVE CONFINEMENT

10. WHERE IS THE LETTER WRITTEN BY THE PRISONER PUT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE STORY