The narrators of "Oranges" and "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant" both experience the rite of passage of

a: regret

b: graduation

c: young love/dating

d: stranger's kindness

The correct answer is option C.

In "Oranges," the young narrator goes on a first date with a girl. It's winter time and they go to the drugstore together. He has an orange in his pocket and gets a chocolate for her. Then they hold hands until they eat the orange and the chocolate.

In "The Bass, The River and Sheila Mant," the adolescent narrator takes Sheila on a date on boat to the cinema. Sheila thinks fishing is stupid, so he hides the fishing rod and misses a large bass catch, which he later regrets.