Two little sisters were arguing over an orange, "give it to me, i want this orange, it's mine" shouted the first girl."and i want this orange too, i need it right now," cried the other girl. the mother came in to the kitchen, took a knife and cut the orange in two halves. she gave each little girl one half. the first girl peeled her half, threw away the skin, and ate the inside. the second girl also peeled her half of the orange, but threw away the inside, and put the skin aside to dry. she wanted to make some jam out of the orange.
in this scenario the mother forced the sisters to compromise. practicing compromise is a good way to improve the sisters relationship. however, the outcome could have been more positive if the mother had required the sisters to do which of the following?
a. realize family relationships are complex
b. explained their needs to each other
c. listen to each other
d. both b and c

The correct answer is D. Both b and c (explained their needs to each other and listen to each other)

Explanation:

The excerpt shows the girls had different purposes on how to use the orange, while one girl wanted the inside to eat it, the other girl wanted the outside to make some jam out of it. Then, when the mother decides to cut the orange in two halves the first girl throws away the outside and the second girl throws away the inside, wasting half of the orange that could be used by the other girl.  However, if the girls had not argued but had listened to each other and their purposes with the orange they would realize each of them wanted  and needed a different part of the orange and there was no reason to argue as one girl could have eaten the inside of the orange and the other could have used the outside to make jam without wasting any part of it which is a more positive outcome. Thus, listening to each other and explaining their needs (option D) would have lead to a more positive outcome (understand the other and avoid wasting half of the orange).