"It had a perfectly round door like a porthole" (page 15)
"They used to go up like great lilies and snapdragons and laburnums of fire and hang in the twilight all evening" (page 5)
"Because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads" (page 2)
"My armor is like tenfold shields..." (page 226)
Answer:
The letter D seems to best summarize the passage.
The answer is c,i believe
Formal principle because formal means "used to be" so the ex principal would be the FORMER principal. he's not principal.