The correct answer is B.
In "Araby," the boy learns that his love for Mangan's sister is in vain, that Araby is not an exotic event (despite its exotic-sounding name), and that he will not be able to buy a gift for Mangan's sister.
What he does not learn, however, is that Mangan's sister has feelings for him, too. The only thing he learns is that she is disappointed she cannot attend Araby because she has a prior commitment.
A. after the beginning of the Christian Era
Answer:
The focus on the word swarming has allowed the comparison with the bees. We say bees swarm but we do not say that a person swarms - in this way you can make a metaphor.
The comparison in personification on the other hand can be remembered by the word found in the first six letters -person