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Dusk
by H.H. Munro (Saki)

Norman Gortsby sat on a bench in the Park, with his back to a strip of bush-planted sward, fenced by the park railings, and the Row fronting him across a wide stretch of carriage drive. Hyde Park Corner, with its rattle and hoot of traffic, lay immediately to his right. It was some thirty minutes past six on an early March evening, and dusk had fallen heavily over the scene, dusk mitigated by some faint moonlight and many street lamps. There was a wide emptiness over road and sidewalk, and yet there were many unconsidered figures moving silently through the half-light, or dotted unobtrusively on bench and chair, scarcely to be distinguished from the shadowed gloom in which they sat.

The scene pleased Gortsby and harmonised with his present mood. Dusk, to his mind, was the hour of the defeated. Men and women, who had fought and lost, who hid their fallen fortunes and dead hopes as far as possible from the scrutiny of the curious, came forth in this hour of gloaming, when their shabby clothes and bowed shoulders and unhappy eyes might pass unnoticed, or, at any rate, unrecognised.

"Dusk" by H.H. Munro ("Saki")

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Use the excerpt from H. H. Munro’s story “Dusk” to answer the question.

Which possible theme is supported by the details in the text?

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Responses

Modern life can lead people to become disconnected from each other.
Modern life can lead people to become disconnected from each other.

People’s moods often change with the time of day.
People’s moods often change with the time of day.

It takes great determination to rise above difficult circumstances.
It takes great determination to rise above difficult circumstances.

Some people take pleasure in the unhappiness of others.
Some people take pleasure in the unhappiness of others.
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Answer 1

In the excerpt from H. H. Munro's "Dusk," the details suggest that the theme of "People’s moods often change with the time of day" is supported. The text describes how the dusk setting affects the mood of Norman Gortsby, who finds harmony in the scene before him—a place where people with "shabby clothes and bowed shoulders" come out to hide their misfortunes and where the "hour of the defeated" is recognized. The atmosphere of dusk evokes a sense of introspection and sadness in the characters, highlighting how the time of day influences their emotional state.

Therefore, the correct response is:

People’s moods often change with the time of day.