Corn and rice , beans and corn ,beans and rice
The google definition of the verb exact is "to demand and obtain from someone"
This leads me to believe that the answer would be C. take by force.
The mood of this paragraph is so moody-no pun intended- so dark and mysterious. It almost makes you engrossed into this character's feelings. You feel that bottomless pit in his stomach, you almost hear his hear beating out of his chest. Everything in this gives you almost a hurried pace to it, almost like that feeling you get in the movies when something spectacular is happening but everything is completely silent-not one character talking-only your own interpretation of their thoughts-their feelings.
Answer:
Traffic was slow, so I should have taken the train.
