The answer you are looking for is B.
Decide is the correct meaning of the word settle.
Answer:Beowulf tricked Grendel by letting him kill one Geat so by the time he got to the next sleeping man, Beowulf would be there waiting for him.
Explanation:
The author includes logical evidence that Indian workers and formerly enslaved people didn't get along because wages went down.
In the passage, it states:
"The Indian coolies and the ex-slaves, who resented the newcomers flooding the colonies and driving down wages, were instant rivals."
In this case, the Indian coolies are the newcomers and the ex-slaves are the ones resenting them. Therefore, the ex-slaves resent the Indian coolies because they were driving down wages.