I️ believe the word ‘sadistic’ would be the poor word choice in this sentence.
Some words I’d suggest would be, “Spirited, sprightly, frisky, combative, quarrelsome,”
Hope this helps and good luck :)
"To some little actress or other."
Are you asking for which ones are metaphors ??
If so...
The building was a maze
The sidewalk could fry an egg
Her eyes drilled into my face
The company is buried in work.
Those are all metaphors the others are literal
Answer:
B. The way the culture and the time in which the author writes
