The answer is D) doubt. I know this because when you use context clues this the most understandable.
This is a predicate adjective, as it immediately follows a copulative (=linking) verb "to grow". If it said - The tall grass, then "tall" would be nominative. This way it isn't, it is a predicative adjective.
The meaning of shut eye means to go to sleep
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The mood here is one of uncertainty, the character is not exactly afraid but he is most certainly in an unknown place. His first reaction is to take in his surroundings and analyze his position. This shows ,in this scene at least, that the character is not one to be scared of unusual circumstances.
The correct answer is C.
The comic tone of the play is solely given by the characters' calm reaction to the the huge fire that is surely to burn down the whole hotel.
If the characters were to react like normal people would -screaming and panicking- the play would lose its whole essense.