The two correct answers that would be included in the middle of the plot diagram are:
- After Gortsby loans the young man money for a hotel room, the elderly gentleman returns to the bench to look for a lost cake of soap.
- After listening to his story, Gortsby accuses the young man of lying because he cannot produce the cake of soap that forms part of his story.
These events connect Gortsby's actions and decisions to the central conflict of the story.