I believe its
Cause: Mr. Nixon asked the bus company to make a new stop.
Effect: The bus company refused to make a new stop.
The men realize they are in the same predicament, and their powerlessness makes them more willing to make amends.
For Apex its "A poet writes a poem from the Minotaur's point of view after viewing Dore's illustration of the Minotaur from Dante's Inferno.
Answer: fascinated
Explanation:
He had his full attention, he was focused on him and only him
