It would be Resistance it fits better than any of the other words. She doesn’t want to follow directions so it’s hard to complete tasks
The correct answers are:
B. He is a balding, middle-aged man who has many regrets.
D. He leads an uneventful life because he is afraid to take risks.
J. Alfred Prufock is a sad little man who is stuck in a rut - each day, he does the same things, and is never adventurous. He does want to change that - he wants to ask a woman to marry him, however decides against it because he is afraid of her rejecting him.
The plot. Simple as that :). Hopefully this helps
I think the evidence that best supports the conclusion that the narrator is telling this story with a particular child in mind is the repetitive use of the second person, addressing directly to the reader.
In addition to this, the excerpt “But once a year all Pau Ammas must shake off their hard armour and be soft—to remind them of what the Eldest Magician could do” sounds like a recommendation or a duty of all Paul Ammas, that the narrator is telling the addressed person that he7she should fulfill as a Pau Ammas.