Definition of a simile: "a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (as brave as a lion, sly as fox, a heart of gold)."
I think that the answer is a because she wouldn't have been able to see adrian sneaking into school between 3:00p.m.-7:00p.m. because he left wrok for about an hour and thirty minutes 1:10-2:40 and then returned to his job and stayed there.
they need to do something remarkable to be noticed or recognised for example have amazing behaviour or in general have a calm compusure in stressed moments and have good leading qualities and they do this stuff to get economic rewards yes