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DUSK

10. Do you think that the author gives hints in the story that the young man might be a cheat?
Pick out the instances in support of your answer.

11. Do you think that the young man made up the story on the spur of the moment at the park?
Give reasons to support your answer.

12. Justify the title ‘Dusk’.

C Think

C1 Think carefully and answer in detail.

1. Compare and contrast the two people who sat next to Norman Gortsby at the park: the
elderly gentleman and the young man.

2. What is the theme of the story?
3. Do you think Gortsby was a smart man? Why or why not?

4. How do you think Gortsby felt after realizing that the cake of soap did not in fact belong to
the young man?
5. Imagine a different ending to the story. What else do you think could have happened?

D Language in Use

Vocabulary

Read the following sentence from the story.

I seem likely to spend the night on the bank of the Thames.

Compare the use of the word bank in this sentence with that in the sentence given below.
One can withdraw some money from the bank.
The word bank means ‘sloping ground on each side of a river’. It also means ‘an establishment
where money is deposited’.

Can you explain the different meanings of the italicized word in this sentence?
The reason why money doesn’t grow on trees is that banks own all branches.

Here are a few words which have several meanings depending on the context.
main stem of a tree

trunk large luggage-box with hinged lid
the long nose of an elephant

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