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

Question

Which event helps develop theme of perception versus reality in the text? Select the three correct answers.

(2 points)
Responses

The young man reaches into his pockets in search of the soap.
The young man reaches into his pockets in search of the soap.

Gortsby recalls a similar thing happening to him when he was in a foreign capital.
Gortsby recalls a similar thing happening to him when he was in a foreign capital.

The young man gets up and walks down the path away from Gortsby.
The young man gets up and walks down the path away from Gortsby.

Gortsby believes that the absence of a bar of soap means that the young man’s story is untrue.
Gortsby believes that the absence of a bar of soap means that the young man’s story is untrue.

Gortsby finds the soap and concludes that the young man’s story was true.
Gortsby finds the soap and concludes that the young man’s story was true.

Gortsby interprets the man’s actions as a performance intended to create sympathy.

Answer 1

The three correct answers that help develop the theme of perception versus reality in the text are:

1. Gortsby believes that the absence of a bar of soap means that the young man’s story is untrue.
2. Gortsby finds the soap and concludes that the young man’s story was true.
3. Gortsby interprets the man’s actions as a performance intended to create sympathy.

These events illustrate Gortsby's shifting perceptions and judgments based on the presence or absence of evidence, highlighting the theme of how reality can be misunderstood or misrepresented based on perception.