The present and the past are similarly related by the fact that you know what happened. For example you know what’s going to happen to you right now? You mostly do. Do you know what happened in the past? Yes.
Answer: d. connect
explanation: the best way to compare your life experiences to the charters life experiences would be to connect with the charters situation using your knowledge about the circumstance.
I’d believe the informal would be “Can you...?”