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What is the main man called?
The Banker.
How much money was put on the bet?
$2,000,000
Where does the story start?
A mid-autumn party
Why did the banker cry after reading the letter?
He almost killed him.
Why did the lawyer escape?
He was smart enough.
What is the prisoner called?
The Lawyer.
Who lost the money?
The lawyer.
Where did the lawyer sleep?
In a fancy cell.
Why did the banker create the bet?
He wanted to prove him wrong.
Why did the lawyer think it would be easy?
He had never lived like it.
What happened to the banker after 15 years?
He lost lots of money.
Did the banker have millions to spend?
Yes
Did the setting change a lot?
By years yes, otherwise not.
Why did he not think about how much he would lose doing this?
He didn't know he had to pay for everything or that he would lose business.
Why did he say 15 instead of agreeing to 5?
He wanted to prove his point.
What did the layer want to prove?
That life-imprisonment was better than death.
Why did the banker lose most of his money?
He had to pay for everything and had bad business.
What happens in the end of the book?
Lawyer escapes the cell.
Did the banker do the right choice as to create the bet?
Probably not.
What was the main point of his point?
That life-imprisonment was better than death.
What did the banker almost do?
Kill the lawyer.
Why did the banker almost kill the lawyer?
So he could keep his money.
How old were they in the beginning?
The banker was younger than the ending and the lawyer was 25.
Did the banker warn the lawyer it would be tough?
Yes
Why did he not want the money?
He was smarter and didn't need it because he found the meaning of life.