CLASS XII SEMESTER 3 EXAMINATION : THE BET PAGE 9 EXAMINATION
EXAMINATION ON THE BET
THE BET PAGE 9 EXAMINATION
A. Answer the following questions :1x15 =15
1. What action does the prisoner take to deprive himself of the right to the money?
A) He writes a letter to the banker
B) He refuses to speak
C) He destroys the contract
D) He leaves five hours before the agreed time
2. Why does the prisoner leave early?
A) To escape punishment
B) To surprise the banker
C) To break the compact and reject the money
D) To confuse the watchmen
3. What does the banker do after reading the prisoner’s letter?
A) He tears up the letter
B) He wakes the prisoner
C) He leaves angrily
D) He kisses the prisoner’s head and leaves weeping
4. When did the banker feel such deep contempt for himself?
A) When his business failed
B) Never, not even after losing money on the Stock Exchange
C) During the bet’s early years
D) When he was insulted by the lawyer
5. What prevented the banker from sleeping that night?
A) Noise from the garden
B) Fear of being exposed
C) His tears and emotions
D) The watchman’s report
6. What did the watchmen report the next morning?
A) They saw the man climb out of the window and disappear
B) The man asked them to open the gate
C) The lodge was on fire
D) They found the prisoner’s clothes on the ground
7. How did the prisoner leave the lodge?
A) Through the door
B) Through the window
C) With the banker
D) With the watchmen’s help
8. What time did the prisoner leave in relation to the agreed period?
A) Just after midnight
B) At the exact end
C) After sunrise
D) Five hours before the end
9. How did the banker respond to the prisoner’s escape?
A) He informed the police
B) He sealed the lodge
C) He confirmed the escape and took the letter
D) He shouted at the watchmen
10. Why did the banker take the letter from the lodge?
A) To destroy evidence
B) To avoid arousing unnecessary talk
C) To send it to the newspapers
D) To hide it from the lawyer’s family
11. What did the banker do with the prisoner’s letter after returning home?
A) Burned it in the fireplace
B) Gave it to his lawyer
C) Hid it in a book
D) Locked it in a fireproof safe
12. What emotion did the banker feel most strongly after the lawyer left?
A) Joy
B) Anger
C) Self-contempt
D) Fear
13. What kind of safe did the banker use to store the letter?
A) Fireproof
B) Digital
C) Combination
D) Wooden
14. What does the banker’s reaction to the letter suggest about his character?
A) He is proud and victorious
B) He is ashamed of his values
C) He is angry with the prisoner
D) He is plotting revenge
15. Why did the prisoner write the letter and leave the lodge early?
A) To express gratitude
B) To escape before being punished
C) To claim the money
D) To renounce the bet and prove his contempt for worldly wealth
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