I believe it may be a mask...? This is due to the fact that people like to wear a "mask" (metaphorically speaking) to fake their happiness and hide their sorrow, but other people do not realize that they are faking it. Also, the "thief" part may be representing the person who wears it, as they are kind of stealing other's worries away so they won't have to worry about them, if that makes sense. And the toy of queen may mean how it's usually the people who are most respected fake their happiness, like how they say the funny friend is the most depressed. And the giving all likeliness borrowed is more about faking emotions.
The right answer would be B)Logical evidence showing that sugar farming was changing because of laws and low prices. I just read the passage and knew it was right. :) Hoped this helped
The virus affects people through every thing from going out to get grocerys to going to work, a lot of people have been let off, causing even more problems.