Which one is not a metaphor A) There was a "rain of ashes". B) There was a "wall of flame". C) There was a "heart of the city". D) There was a "flood of refugees"

C) There was a "heart of the city"

Explanation:

Metaphor is the direct comparison of 2 properties together. In the above examples given, all other statements meet the properties of metaphor except the There was a "heart of the city". This is because, there was never a direct comparison of the heart and city but simply the stating of facts.

science.

modern problems require modern solutions.

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.