Read the excerpt below from the short story “the bet” by anton p. chekhov and answer the question that follows. “that i may show you in deed my contempt for that by which you live, i waive the two millions of which i once dreamed as of paradise, and which i now despise. that i may deprive myself of my right to them, i shall come out from here five minutes before the stipulated term, and thus shall violate the agreement.” what motivates the lawyer to write the above in a letter? his love for the banker his hatred of freedom, life, and health his contempt for money and gold his joy at being able to leave the room

Read the excerpt from how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale. which idea does the author develop with the text example cited in the excerpt ?

What does twain find ironic and hypocritical about human patriotism?

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.