A. The mystery around the monkey's paw is introduced
Hints of this lie in the adjectives such as "curiously" and the mention of "magic" which tells the reader that there might be something more to monkey's paw, and that maybe we should be curious.
I would say no because a simile is having something referred to something else for example as brace as a lion or crazy like a fox.
Answer is active. The subject is the doer of the action
Spring is the beginning of seasons chaucer is describing the beginning of the tale
