His own drawings contradicted everything he felt about the things found in the chest. When all of the things he found in the chest disgusted him and proved to be worthless to him, his drawings had elicited feelings he had from his childhood. He soon realizes how important those things in the chest were especially that a part of his childhood was found there.
The time you stop working could be a few different things.
Retirement
Off shift
Vacation
I’m not sure what your choices are.
The answer is A: sinking because gothic means something’s gloomy and eerie. Sinking is the only word that is gloomy and eerie. Hope this helped!