<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the best option would be that it's the characteristic of "soul"</span>
The answer is Close friends
A loving African American family, living in the town of Flint, Michigan in 1963. When the oldest son Byron begins to get into a bit of trouble, the parents decide he should spend the summer and possibly the next school year with Grandma Sands in Birmingham, Alabama. The entire family travels there together by car, and during their visit, tragic events take place that affect the whole family but mainly Kenny. (basically the whole plot of the story for ya)
Answer:
I don't know who Mary is so let me just help by explaining that a simile is a sentence that uses like or as to compare two things. Hope this helps!