The pilot was almost certainly dead. brain had to himself. the pilot was gone, beyond anything he could do. he had to try and fly the plane.

simile
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
analogy
personification
onomatopoeia
irony
pun

i would say c, admiration because the narrator related to the main character and she, too, once felt ashamed about her culture and wished to be an american girl to impress a boy. she felt admiration because her mom prepared her favorite foods when her and robert's (the guy she liked) family all came together and had a family reunion.