Read the excerpt below from the short story “The Bet” by Anton P. Chekhov and complete the instruction that follows.

Answer:

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Chekhov frequently wrote about the disillusionments of life and life’s meaninglessness in his works. This particular short story discusses how one young man—the lawyer—realizes after many years that all his efforts to win a bet were for nothing. He didn’t even care about winning the reward at the end.