Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. which sentence from the text of "the bet" best expresses the lawyer's development in the story? "'you have lost your reason and taken the wrong path. you have taken lies for truth, and hideousness for beauty.'" "his hair was already streaked with silver, and seeing his emaciated, aged-looking face, no one would have believed that he was only forty." "'your books have given me wisdom. all that the unresting thought of man has created in the ages is compressed into a small compass in my brain.'" "he threw himself eagerly into these studies—so much so that the banker had enough to do to get him the books he ordered."

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)

Using the format below, write a five-paragraph letter to jem explaining how you feel about three of his decisions. explain whether or not your perception of him has changed and why. use direct quotes from the text to support why you feel the way that you do. refer to the formatting of the friendly letter below to you correctly structure your work. heading sender's address greeting (dear after skipping a line and indenting, begin your opening paragraph. this paragraph states the purpose for writing the letter. tone should be friendly and respectful. skip another line and indent to continue the body of your letter. the body is where you add examples, details, and other relevant information. this letter should contain one to two body paragraphs. skip a line and indent yet again to begin your concluding paragraph. the recipient and make any requests in this paragraph. salutation (sincerely, regards,) sender's signature