1. Ok, C was not the answer I'm looking for here. See, I hear that and think of making the air conditioner (the actual subject of that sentence) work harder, thus would turn the thermostat down (So the answer would be B). Rob thinks that since the thermostat controls the air conditioner (and so they're joined in his head), you would turn the thermostat up (Thus the answer is A) To me, "turn the air conditioner up" and "turn the thermostat down" meean the same. It a big communication problem.
2. D is the most likely, but I alternate between B and C. See the toliet paper should never roll away from you. Then in the middle of the night, you could turn the damn thing til you drip dry because at every turn, it rolls itself back up (assuming that is you turn it by pulling toward you). However, if you put it so that the free end is out toward you, it will unroll itself, and you will always be able to find the end.