Exhaustion refers to a mental or physical fatigue; so after a long day, one would be very exhausted and in order to replenish their bodies, rest or sleep would be needed to restore energy to the body.
In summary when one is exhausted, sleep is needed.
I believe the answer would be B.. because they said ticking but for a little while.. it makes you think of like oh.. yeah life is short.... so the answer should be B!! Hope this helps! :)
The correct answer is C, as Cousin is making excuses to avoid accompanying Everyman.
Everyman calls Kindred and Cousin and asks them to go with him on their journey to God, but both refuse to do so. Cousin explains a fundamental reason why nobody will join Everyman: people also have their own accounts to write, their own lives to develop.
While his reasons are true, in the story they work as an excuse of why he does not accompany Everyman.