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

Question

(2 points)
Responses

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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 the contrast between Gortsby's initial judgment based on his perception and the reality of the situation as it develops.