Nursing home by Hayes Davis PART A: Which statement best expresses the theme of the poem?
A - Age and illness have the ability to affect our most cherished moments.
B - People often grow resentful of older family members as they age and change.
C - It is impossible to continue to face someone when they no longer know or love you.
D - No matter how much someone forgets, they always remember those they love.
I know the answer is D but I don't know the answer to part B

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to part A?
A - “she’s almost as happy / about my degree as she was when I walked in the room.” ( Lines 4-5)
B - “Mommy De recognizes my diploma. / Her smile reaches her eyes, she parts her lips,” ( Lines 1-2)
C - “I feel a little guilty that mom / has to call herself ‘Bethy,’ to answer the inevitable / ‘Who are you,’ coax a smile of semi-memory.” ( Lines 10-12)
D - “Even my aunt Annette, who shares that name with her mother, / lives in the same city and visits more often than me” ( Lines 18-19)