Word association since it associates, or compares, similar words
The Ring of Fire is the area that surrounds the pacific. There, alot of earthquakes and volcano's lye at that place, which causes danger.
B. It shows it in the present tense and are shows a general group, not a specific individual.
The answer is Busy. because Busy describes the current happening? I guess.
I believe, honeysuckle and bees represent the little glimmer of hopes that the narrator felt to escape the toxicity in his house.
Whenever the father start yelling again, the beautiful view of honeysuckle and the sounds made by the bees will help the narrator to seclude all noises from the screaming father.