1. "Workers" and "tables" are both nouns, because they describe a group of people (workers) and a group of things (tables)
2. I may be right or wrong, but I believe "workers" is the subject in the sentence
If the bold sentence is in fact As he tells the story he never smiles, and he never frowns",then it is most likely the human foible due to it being an interesting characteristic. We can also determine this answer through process of elimination if we know the meaning of hyperbole, and "funny name".
Hyperbole is an exaggeration and is not normally meant to be serious, and in the case of your summary, I believe this line is meant to be taken serious. This doesn't seem to be a funny name reference, so your only option is human foible.
Burbank of Plymouth is the answer
A.) Dream memories and fall leaves are being compared in the simile.
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