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¨The Bet¨ By Anton Chekhov

Name:___________________________________
Period:___________________________________
Across
The banker threw a ___ with many clever men in attendance.
Russia,The banker hosts a party for intellectuals and journalists
A topic discussed at the dinner party
The prisoner climbed through a ___.
Title
One thing discussed at the dinner part
Formal rejection of something
Over the course of years, the banker suffered many ___ losses.
At the beginning of the story, the banker was very ___.
The bet was worth __ dollars.
The original bet only called for ___ years.
The lawyer stayed in a ___ while he was imprisoned.
Unfair
The banker ___ making the bet.
The lawyer bet that he could spend ___ years locked up.
Down
Antagonist
There are things that are more important than money - could be the ___.
At the end of the story, the lawyer no longer values ___.
A discussion rises to an argument and then to a bet. A young lawyer agrees to be imprisoned for 15 years.
The banker lost most of his money betting on the ___ ___.
Protagonist
Strong feeling of joy
If the lawyer ___ the agreement, he would lose the bet.
The lawyer escapes before the deadline, throwing the bet. (___ action)
The banker ___ and lost most of his money.
At the end of the story, the banker had lost most of his ___.
The story begins with a ___ as the banker tells about a party from 15 years earlier.
Russia, cottage
The banker locks the letter away. (Plot dev.)
A topic discussed at the dinner party
The lawyer also spent a lot of time ___.
The lawyer spent most of his time ___.
The lawyer leaves before his time is up and ___ the money.
The lawyer wrote a ___ to the banker saying he was going to give up his money.
The banker reads the letter; the lawyer renounces the bet.