No, its the side of the bumper
Answer:
"Sitting there like a lap dog" is a simile because it's comparing two things through the use of the word "like".
"The jungle drums began beating" correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think this is personification, but it depends a bit on the context.
Explanation:
I think the answer would be parallelism.
In colloquial English 'them" would be acceptable
In formal English 'they' is used accompanied by the corresponding auxilliary verb
So, you could also say Is everyone who works in this store as helpful as they are ?
