Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.
Read the excerpt. Then choose the correct way to complete the paragraph.
One theme in the excerpt is that people hold on to love despite the passage of time. The author develops this theme
by describing how the _________
A. locket necklace symbolizes the love between Edmond and Octavie, even though there is distance between them
B. locket necklace symbolizes the love Edmond and Octavie feel for their parents
C. letter symbolizes the disgust Edmond and Octavie feel for the tragedy of war
D. letter symbolizes the love between Edmond and Octavie, even though there is distance between them
