Personification is when you make it seem like a nonliving object is a living thing. For example: The wind blew her breath on the field. The wind is seemed to be a person blowing on a field.
A simile is when you compare two things, usually using the words LIKE or AS Quick like a fox.
Plot is the storyline of a writing.
Character is a person in the story, or what is used to describe the character.
1. C. The work was difficult, yet Lucy was glad to have a job.
2. C. Folks were struggling to survive in most places, but in California they had jobs.
3. B. Dos Palos was a small community, but the land was good for farming.
I'm fairly certain of all these answers!
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