Which meaning of the word resignation most closely matches its meaning in the following passage (paragraph 98)? But the days passed, and expectation gave place to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled, apathy. Sometimes they hardly exchanged a word, for now they had nothing to talk about, and their days were long to weariness.
Answer choices for the above question

A. noun | the act of retiring or giving up a position

B. noun | acceptance of something undesirable or inevitable

C. noun | a document stating someone’s intent of quitting or standing down

D. none of the above

Which quotation from the metamorphosis best supports the idea that gregor’s death has revived mr. samsa? "mr. samsa threw the blanket over his shoulders, mrs. samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is how they went into gregor's room." "then the door of the bedroom opened and mr. samsa appeared in his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other." "’leave my home. now! ’, said mr. samsa, indicating the door and without letting the women from him.” "the three of them at first just nodded without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up in irritation. ‘well? ’, asked mr. samsa."