Question

read the passage from hans christian andersens \the princess and the pea.\
once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. he travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. there were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. there was always something about them that was not as it should be. so he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess.
one evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it.
it was a princess standing out there in front of the gate. but, good gracious! what a sight the rain and the wind had made her look. the water ran down from
which quotation from the passage best supports the theme that appearances can be deceiving?
\once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess.\
\so he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess.\
\one evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents.\
\but, good gracious! what a sight the rain and the wind had made her look.\

Explanation:

The theme "appearances can be deceiving" means someone/something looks one way but is the opposite. The quote describes the princess looking disheveled from the storm, but she is actually a real princess—her messy appearance hides her true royal status, which fits the theme. The other quotes focus on the prince's quest or the storm, not the contrast between appearance and reality.

Answer:

D. "But, good gracious! What a sight the rain and the wind had made her look."