Question

the cassandra kicked the dirt under her feet with the toe of her right shoe. she had impatiently waited all week for the county fair to come to town with its bright lights, amazing rides, and the one feature she most wanted to experience - the roller coaster. her friends had agreed to come with her on this outing, but now all they wanted to do was play the arcades, eat cotton candy, and look for boys whom they knew from school.
\cmon, guys. lets use our tickets for some of the rides!\ she urged.
\youve got to be kidding me, cas. those rides will mess up my hair,\ her best friend retorted.
\im not here to look pretty. im here to have some fun. look at the coaster over there. think about plunging down the hills. who cares about hair? lets have some excitement while were here!\ cassandra argued.
\you do what you want. im here to see and be seen.\ the rest of the girls nodded in agreement.
\im going to take some risks. i have my phone, and you have yours. call me when youre ready to go.
hopefully, ill have ridden it by then.\ cassandra gave her friends one last chance to join her in this great adventure, sighed, turned, and then set off for the illuminated tracks.
cassandra kept her eye on the prize. anxious to ride before the attraction closed for the evening, she darted around young couples holding hands and parents anxiously searching for their wayward little ones. her quick step slowed, however, as she hesitantly approached the giant. she raised her head and followed the line of the steep steel tracks as they curved, looped, and twisted. this would be the highest roller coaster that she had ever experienced, and she would be doing it alone. this had been her quest for the entire evening, but was she up for this challenge? with new determination, she once again set off at a trot.
by the time she made it through the crowd, the line was extraordinarily long. she joined the other thrill - seekers and scanned the faces around her. did she know anyone? was there a familiar face from school to join her for the ride?
she shifted her weight as she waited impatiently, determined to achieve her goal and watched the train climb the first huge hill and then plummet down the track. she became mesmerized by the clank of the car as it broke free to fill the riders with laughter and screams.
\looks exciting, doesnt it?\ a voice behind her seemed to speak almost directly into her ear. with a start, she turned to see a boy about her age staring up at the track just as she had been doing. \i cant wait to ride. line is a bit long though, dont you think?\ he smiled a lopsided grin.
\i guess we waited too long. i couldnt convince my friends to come ride with me,\ cassandra dejectedly confided with a pout.
\im alone too. you would think that with all of the people in front of us, wed know someone.\ he let his eyes leave the track and focus on her. \do you want to share a seat in the car? its more fun to have someone with you. i like to put my hands in the air as the train crests the hill. sometimes if im alone in the car, i slide around too much. i dont mind coming off of the seat, but i dont like sliding from side to side.\
cassandra weighed her options. her friends had left her alone with this challenge, but now she had someone else who was brave enough to join her. with a little grin, cassandra nodded her head in agreement.
waiting for the line in front of them to shrink, they shared what they liked about coasters and which ones they had ridden. they talked about the ones with the loops, these with wood versus steel tracks, and the angle of the hills and turns. this new friend seemed to know everything about roller coasters and how they worked.
cassandra began to believe that he might be one of the most interesting people whom she had ever met.

which of the following is true about these sentences from \a night to remember\?
○a these sentences contain a simile, which compares the roller coaster to a prize.
○b these sentences contain personification, which describes cassandra as having the ability of a horse.
○c these sentences contain an extended metaphor as the writer compares the roller coaster to a giant through the passage.
○d these sentences contain metaphors, which compare the roller coaster to a giant.

Explanation:

• Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as".
• Option A: "Anxious to ride before the attraction closed for the evening, she darted around young couples holding hands and parents anxiously searching for their wayward little ones. Her quick step slowed, however, as she hesitantly approached the giant. She raised her head and followed the line of the steep steel tracks as they curved, looped, and twisted. This would be the highest roller coaster that she had ever experienced, and she would be doing it alone. This had been her quest for the entire evening, but was she up for this challenge? With new determination, she once again sat off at a trot." Here, the roller - coaster is compared to a "giant" using "as", which is a simile.
• Option B: Personification is giving human qualities to non - human things. There is no such indication in the relevant sentences for this option.
• Option C: An extended metaphor is a continuous comparison over several lines. The given sentences for this option do not show an extended comparison.
• Option D: Metaphors compare two things without using "like" or "as". The sentences for this option do not show such a comparison.

Answer:

A. These sentences contain a simile, which compares the roller coaster to a giant.