Questions: Which of the following lines best supports the theme that perception can be deceiving in "Recitatif? "Little by little she faded. Her wet socks with the pink scalloped tops and her big serious-looking eyes -that's all I could catch when I tried to bring her to mind." "Things are not right. The wrong food is always with the wrong people" "Easy, I thought. Everything is so easy for them. They think they own the world" "She laughed then a private laugh that included the guys but only the guys, and they laughed with her. What could I do but laugh too and wonder why I was standing there with my knees showing out from under that uniform".

The answer is "Little by little she faded. Her wet socks with the pink scalloped tops and her big serious-looking eyes -that's all I could catch when I tried to bring her to mind."

This line supports the theme that perception can be deceiving by illustrating how memories and perceptions of a person can become unclear or distorted over time. The speaker's inability to fully recall the person suggests that what we perceive is not always a complete or accurate representation of reality.

This line suggests a mismatch or incongruity, but it does not directly address the theme of perception being deceiving. It focuses more on a sense of disorder or misalignment.

This line reflects a perception of ease and entitlement, but it does not directly address the theme of deception in perception. It highlights a judgment or assumption about others.

This line conveys a sense of exclusion and self-consciousness, but it does not directly relate to the theme of perception being deceiving. It focuses more on social dynamics and feelings of alienation.