Question

The princess grabbed me between her fingers and squeezed tightly. When we arrived at her chamber, I requested that she place me on her bed.
"Why should I, you hideous frog?" she wept. "I do not want your slimy, cold body in my warm, clean bed!"

I stared at the princess in dismay. She did not wish to be my friend, even though she had promised! The princess could not see beyond my webbed feet and slimy skin to find the prince within. I sat on a cushion, and tears fell from my eyes, as I thought of the long-awaited kiss that would shatter the spell.

"May I have a kiss goodnight?" I choked.

The princess closed her eyes and grimaced. Then, she opened her eyes, looked at me kindly, and bent down to kiss me. With a rush of light and wind, I was a prince again! I recounted my story, and the bewildered princess's face flooded with tenderness. To celebrate, the princess and I were married and toured the countryside and towns in a grand carriage, waving to the cheering crowds. The enchanted prince was human again.

The princess closed her eyes and grimaced.

Read this excerpt from the myth Psyche's Promise.

"You cannot possibly have accomplished all of these tasks by yourself," exploded Aphrodite. "For your final task, you will travel to the underworld and bring back a box of beauty."

Psyche trembled. No mortal returned from the land of the dead. Just then, the building's tower came alive. It instructed Psyche on how to complete her dreadful quest. The tower warned her not to look in the box, and Psyche promised to follow his instructions. After a long and hazardous journey, Psyche emerged from the underworld with the box of beauty.

Eros had recovered from his wound. He found his love sleeping in the grass. He shook his head and smiled gently. Carefully, he wiped the sleep from her face and put it back into the box. Using his arrow, he woke her up.

Psyche embraced Eros and cried tears of joy. Together, the couple visited Mount Olympus. Zeus gave Psyche a sweet drink that made her immortal. Psyche and Eros promised to love each other for all of time in a marriage ceremony attended by all of the gods and goddesses, even Aphrodite. Since then, many lovers have strived to keep the promise of love and forgiveness made and kept by Psyche and Eros.

The Enchanted Prince and Psyche's Promise share a common theme: It is important to keep one's promises. How do the authors use different events in each excerpt to illustrate this theme?
Question 3 options:

A. In the texts, the authors describe how different non-human objects come alive.

B. In the texts, the authors describe how characters make up for breaking their vows.

C. In the texts, the authors describe characters with different views on appearances.

D. In the texts, the authors describe characters with different ideas about friendship.

Answer 1

The answer is D or E

Answer 2

Answer:

Either D. or B.