Question

instructions
read the question carefully and select the best answer.
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.
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
teks: teks.8.2(b)

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "resignation" in the passage, we analyze the context. The passage says "expectation gave place to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled, apathy". The phrase "hopeless resignation" and the context of days being long to weariness suggest a sense of accepting an undesirable situation (since expectation was lost and they had nothing to talk about). Option A refers to retiring from a position, which doesn't fit. Option C refers to a document of quitting, which also doesn't fit. Option B, "acceptance of something undesirable or inevitable", matches the context of hopelessly accepting the situation.

Answer:

B. noun | acceptance of something undesirable or inevitable