The word prodigy applies to Waverly due to her being especially good at chess, or whatever it was she does. Her mother's point of view on prodigy is being the best she can be, and the term applies to her mother by not being quite as smart as her daughter.
Answer:
are
because the word is plural and ends with the letter s.
so, Answer it is are
That there will always be ups and down in life and you should look for a job you can handle and try your best to make money in the future and live a happy life
A is correct. Quotation marks always enclose the sentence being spoken, and there should be a space to indicate a new speaker.
They are synonyms. hope this helps