The correct answer is D. There wasn't a sound as Doodle walked slowly across the room and sat down at his place at the table.
That is the correct answer because finally it happened and the narrator feels triumphant.
The correct answer should be D. Sense of accomplishment
That is because all of the other 3 are not internal, but external motivation.
With objective humor, Elder Browns Backslide highlights how pointless and meaningless the human experience can be if sedentary alienation and monotony drives social life to the extreme of becoming resigned or complacent. And also how beauty and bliss can come across from the most simple things.