HELP PLEASE MY GRADE DEPENDS ON THISS I'LL MARK BRAINLIIST What is one way in which "A Home Away from Home" uses comparison to make connections among the family members?

It shows that both the cousins and the grown-ups gossip about each other.
It shows that the cousins enjoy "measuring" their lives against the stories the grown-ups tell.
It establishes the "measuring" as a yearly ritual that every member of the family performs.
It establishes the grown-ups as respected elders who are valued for their wisdom.

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.

4.in those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society. •type of figurative language: •meaning of figurative language: •effect on tone and mood: •effect on audience: choose out of these: hyperbole, irony, historical question, paradox, allusion,metaphor,personification,symbolism and simile

Which best describes the tone in these lines "the fish"