To contrast the characters’ choices in “a smart cookie” and “an hour with abuelo,” the most important thing to analyze is
what esperanza and arturo say.
what esperanza and arturo’s abuelo say.
what esperanza’s mother and arturo say.
what esperanza’s mother and arturo’s abuelo say.

To contrast the characters’ choices in “A Smart Cookie” and “An Hour with  what Esperanza and Arturo’s abuelo say.

Explanation:

Both stories have characters who examine the outcomes of their decisions.  

These characters don't gloat about their encounters, they think back on them. They both likewise didn't disdain school and just a single was a character expounding on his biography.

it ends with a marriage, but also with prospero giving up his power.

the tempest is a play written by william shakespeare between 1610-1611, it narrates the story of prospero a magician that sets a storm to wreck a ship, this sets the story to kill the king of naples. while it is a romantic style play, it isn´t traditional because of the ending, it end with the marriage and the magician giving up his powers.