Liken, equivalent, equate
Answer:
He chases her all around the woods, trying to convince her of how completely awesome he is. Daphne is not having it, however, and just keeps on running.
A reader should use context clues
The correct answer to the question you presented above would be d. the date the statue was built. According to the passage, the date the statue was built was the subject that the author's grandfather had a different perspective than Quinn.