Once upon a time, many years ago, a young princess was
kept hidden from the world in a magical castle, under the
spell of her father.
Which statement best explains the relationship between the author's choice
to begin the story this way and the effect it has on the reader?

A. The inclusion of a supernatural element leads the reader to
recognize this story as being concerned with spiritual matters.
B. The use of a common fairy-tale introduction leads the reader to
understand that the events to come will not be realistic.
C. The introduction of the character as royalty leads the reader to
suspect that the story will be a social critique.
D. Beginning the story with something that happened in the past leads the reader to assume that he or she will be familiar with the
events to come.