Well lets say one might want to stay fit, and loose weight. The temptation of eating junk food like chocolate will lead them away from their goal and add weight instead of loosing it.
This would be a simile because the author is comparing a rag doll and a snowboarder using the word "like"
The correct answer is - Odysseus and his men blind the Cyclops.
The Cyclops captured Odysseus and his men in his cave and didn't let them out because he wanted to eat them. However, the hero and his companions hurt the Cyclops' eye and managed to escape the cave and thus they weren't eaten alive thanks to Odysseus' genius.
C.It is desperate because she is willing to be treated like a dog as long as she can be near him.