Which excerpt from “broken chain” states the most cause-and-effect relationships?

“he cursed himself for being stupid, yelled at his bike for being cheap, and slammed the chain onto the cement. the chain snapped in another place and hit him when it popped up, slicing his hand like a snake’s fang.”

“he peeked through the hedge. she was wearing a sweater with a checkerboard pattern. a red purse was slung over her shoulder.”

“ernie looked through the hedge, with one eye closed, at the girl. ‘she’s not the one who messed with frostie and me,’ he said finally. ‘you still wanna borrow my bike? ’”

“alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. what a brother! what a pal! he promised to take ernie’s turn next time it was his turn to do the dishes. ernie hopped on raymundo’s handlebars and said he would remember that promise.”

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."

In the following line, "so many crazed men, so much shouting, so much brutality, " what type of rhetorical feature is wiesel using to emphasize the image?

What makes the literal, word-for-word translation of “the metamorphosis” hard to read