I think grueling means extremely tiring or demanding
It looks like its around the time of segregation between blacks and whites. But i may be wrong.
The passage lists a few things which would lend towards the idea of him being a monster. First, it says "god's anger bare he." referring, presumably, to the abrahamic god famous for his wrath, showing that Grendel was exhibiting intense rage. Second, it uses the sentence "The monster intended some one of earthmen in the hall-building grand to entrap and make way with" which, while a written a little backwards by today's grammar rules, says that he is planning to take hold of and kidnap some of the men in the hall, something only a monster could do.<span />
The correct answer is 3. You look like Negro Chinese.
Direct characterization means that a character is described directly - the author is explicitly telling us what a particular character is like or looks like. So, the only option that fits this description is 3. The other options are examples of indirect characterization.
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The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "C.) sequence of events." The sky darkened, and thick clouds rolled in. They covered the sky like a wool blanket, and a cool wind picked up. Soon sporadic flashes lit the sky and thunder cracked after each strike. Trees bent with the wind, and droplets of rain tapped on our roof. It wasn’t long before those droplets turned into a torrential downpour.
