Question

Seclusion with resignation refers to a. Seclusion with acceptance

b.Seclusion with resistance

c.Seclusion with annoyance

d. Seclusion with hesitation​

Answer 1

Seclusion with resignation refers to (a) Seclusion with acceptance.

• The given question is from the story, The Portrait of a Lady by James Henry.
• The phrase 'seclusion with resignation' refers to the grandmother of the narrator accepting her loneliness and secluded life calmly.
• After the narrator went to university, there was a change in the relationship with his grandmother. He was given a room of his own and got busy with his life. The grandmother accepted the separation without any complaints.
• She spent her life reciting her prayers, feeding the sparrows and spinning the wheel and rarely talked to anyone. She gave in to this isolated life.

Answer 2

The correct option is Option A. Seclusion with acceptance

Explanation

This question is from the chapter The Portrait of A Lady by Khushwant Singh.

In the chapter the grandmother made many sacrifices such as living alone in a separate room, not being able to interact much with her grandson on account of his English medium education. At the village she was the sole care taker of him; but in city she became lonely. She accepted her seclusion with resignation and found other ways to keep herself busy, such as by spinning wheel, feeding the sparrows, etc.  

From her sacrifices we learn she was quite a strong character and did not impose herself on others. She cared for the needs and comforts of others and adapted herself accordingly.