1. Tajpreet, a mature and responsible teenager, wants to book a suite at the
Showcase Hotel for a party to celebrate her and her classmates'
graduation from junior high. How should the desk clerk respond to her
request for a reservation? Why?

The receptionist should ask how old Tajpreet is. This is because people who are going to book a hotel are required to be a minimum age.

Explanation:

Tajpreet will not be able to book the hotel if she does not have a minimum age required by law. This minimum age may vary in each region and in each hotel.

In addition, it is necessary that her friends who will be staying at the hotel have an authorization for this, if they are minors.

All this information must be given by the receptionist, when Tajpreet tries to book the suite.

why does the crew join ahab's quest without hesitation?

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.