It would be ill, since it is telling us what happened when he ate the food.
He struggles with learning fluency of a language, and he feels that not being able to understand French fully is holding him back. He wondered if there is something wrong with him that lead to his lack of understanding French.
The character studies French more as a way to attempt to catch up with those who are fluent, even when all he feels is hopelessness. He even started to notice that he is improving with the language and he is able to control his emotional health more as a result
The character learned that struggles and lows are normal in life but eventually lead to highs and feelings of accomplishment.
Answer:
in general d sounds most convincing, even tough I often went with a. but the risk of failure is high and if the amount of material is just too much for one day it will just not work.
b and c just don't sound like good strategies at all, but the choice depends on the material and the time and resources you have.