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Passage: 'The old lighthouse keeper had tended his post for forty years, watching ships navigate the rocky shoals. When the automated light replaced him, he felt not relief but a hollow ache, as though the sea itself had forgotten his name.' What does the phrase 'the sea itself had forgotten his name' most likely suggest about the lighthouse keeper?

He was relieved to retire from a dangerous job. He felt a loss of identity and purpose after being replaced. He was angry at the government for automating the lighthouse. He planned to continue working at the lighthouse as a volunteer.

Correct Answer:

He felt a loss of identity and purpose after being replaced.

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