Does this need a comma after the word says?

The text says “he gave the queen the case and granted her his life, and she could choose whether to show him mercy or refuse” (lines 72-74).

no, but if you wrote that I would say "the texts states" instead of "the test says"

Explanation:

the explanation is commas commonly appear before quotation marks for instance there is a strong convention of using a comma after expressions like "he said" or "she asked" there is a widespread belief that a comma is required before a quotation although there isn't necessarily a grammatical reason for one

hope that helps

should you be the one doing this journal entry? it says "your special talent or skill". are you gonna lie 'bout your talent and make us fake a talent for you?

also this is a really easy journal entry, you can just think of a skill your good at and write did you work hard to become good at this skill (ex: drawing, writing, math, playing music, etc.) or does it come naturally (like a cool trick that you can do with your body). you can do all of that in 150 words. just try and think of a talent and even if your bad at this talent just say your working hard to become good at it.

i think the answer would mist likely be an adjective clause, because unhappy is an adjective.