Okay. I hope I'm right with this
1.) Princes is showing ownership so it's princes' rescues is rescue's and dragons is dragon's
2.) Chocolates would be Chocolate's, and again, ownership, mothers is mothers'
3.) You don't put an apostrophe in takes because you don't put apostrophes in verbs. There is no apostrophe in minutes because it's telling how many minutes it takes to get somewhere. Of course in a sentence like, "Let's have a minute's talk," you would place an apostrophe but not in this case. (Not sure about this answer) And suns you would put an apostrophe after the s because it is again showing ownership.
4.) Don't put an apostrophe in lilacs or curtains because grammar rules are weird. But you do put an apostrophe after the s in rooms because it's the rooms charm. The room owns that charm and it's talking about just one room.
Hope this helps. I don't know if everything I've said is right but I've done my best.
I feel that it would be claim, evidence.
Passionate is something you have a strong belief in.
Example:
"Joe was passionate on running his bakery."
Hope this helps!
Yet again, verified answer is wrong. The correct choice is the first one : The stories that Thomas tells and his desire to be listened to allow Alexie to show that telling and listening to stories is an important way people shape and understand their lives.
