Because she was charming, pretty, and smart, John looked forward to meeting Carolyn again after three years. On the other hand,
he also felt some trepidation. For, after all, even though the incident had occurred years ago, Carolyn had once accused him of being insensitive. In fact, she had said he was thoughtless. 4. In the context of this passage, you can reasonably assume that the word trepidation means
John was happy that he might meet Carolyn again after three years..but moving on further in to the short story..we notice that she accused him of being insensitive, even thoughtless! So, putting ourselves in his shoes...it's logical that he would feel just a bit of fear. How would she react? Would she view John the same, insensitive and thoughtless?
These are just my thoughts, but I know the answer is B.
I need to know what the context is. Is there an underlined portion that you're supposed to identify as an adjective, adverb, infinitive or preposition? Because (from the museum) is a prepositional phrase.