Well if he raises, given that he is passive and he probably doesn't bluff with AK/AQ after we called the 3b and donk the flop, then his range is TT+ and sets, so gotta fold, right? Seems cheaper than calling all the way when he has us beat.
Since he seems loose passive, he may very well call the donk bet with AK or AQ.
If I was him and I am holding AK or AQ, facing a check on the flop, it really depends who I have in front of me, but I would seriously consider taking the free card. My opp just showed strength by calling a 3b OOP, I am holding blockers to him having high cards type of hands, so it is not at all unlikely that he has me beat right now with a medium pair. If I cbet, he continues with a large part of his range (this is opp dependant) and I have just built a huge pot with a weak hand. I would tend to cbet more against super nits who fold too much, but even then, a super nit who calls a 3b OOP worries me a lot.
edit: note that I am skewed towards 2nl/5nl, where it is often correct to play straighforwardly. Things may very well be different at 25nl.
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