Question
“Poor boy, he as nearly as possible broke down,” said Gortsby to himself. “I don’t wonder either; the relief from his quandary must have been acute. It’s a lesson to me not to be too clever in judging by circumstances.”
As Gortsby retraced his steps past the seat where the little drama had taken place he saw an elderly gentleman poking and peering beneath it and on all sides of it, and recognised his earlier fellow occupant.
“Have you lost anything, sir?” he asked.
“Yes, sir, a cake of soap.”
"Dusk" by H.H. Munro ("Saki")
10 of 10
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Analyze the story’s ending. Which effect does this create for the reader?
(1 point)
Responses
surprise
surprise
mystery
mystery
tension
tension
suspense
suspense
As Gortsby retraced his steps past the seat where the little drama had taken place he saw an elderly gentleman poking and peering beneath it and on all sides of it, and recognised his earlier fellow occupant.
“Have you lost anything, sir?” he asked.
“Yes, sir, a cake of soap.”
"Dusk" by H.H. Munro ("Saki")
10 of 10
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Analyze the story’s ending. Which effect does this create for the reader?
(1 point)
Responses
surprise
surprise
mystery
mystery
tension
tension
suspense
suspense
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The ending of the story creates an effect of **surprise** for the reader. The reader is led to believe that there is a significant emotional or dramatic moment involving the boy's predicament and Gortsby's reflections on judgment. However, the revelation that the elderly gentleman is looking for a cake of soap shifts the focus to a mundane and trivial concern, highlighting the irony and unexpectedness of the situation.