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1. 1.

   What did the banker remember at the beginning of the story? What was the discussion he thought about?

2. 2.

   Describe the circumstances that led to the bet. What were the terms and conditions of the bet?

3. 3.

   How did the captive spend his first two year in 'solitary confinement''?

4. 4.

   How did the prisoner engage himself from the sixth to the tenth year? Write about the contents of the letter the banker received in this period.

5. 5.

   Describe what the prisoner did in the last two years of is confinement. What did his reading habit suggest?

6. 6.

   If you mean that in earnest, I'll take the bet, but I would stay not five but fifteen years. 

   1. Who is the speaker of these lines?
   2. Who were the people involved in the discussion? 
   3. What was the bet that they were talking about?