We think that West Indian Archie was probably such a bad-mother-shut-your-mouth that he would've scared Shaft. We mean, they called him one of the Four Horsemen a.k.a. the guys that bring about the end of the world. He's not someone you mess with.
So we're pretty sure when this scene happens, Malcolm isn't thinking that he's going to be a mentor: there is the answer
Answer:
1A 2d
Explanation:
I believe A, as it seems to explain that they are completely immortal characters, except for 1 flaw that they usually have to overcome. Fantastical's meaning in this context is that these details are beyond that of a standard human.
On 2 I find that D seems to be correct. The others all mean teaches in this case. Causes is the only one that means something else. Causes means it just happened, while the others seem to say that it made him believe he could go closer.