Read the excerpt from Little Women. A vivandière was a woman who traveled with military regiments, selling them goods. In this excerpt, Jo cannot remember the word for this role.
"Don’t I wish I could go as a drummer, a vivan—what’s its name? Or a nurse, so I could be near him and help him,” exclaimed Jo, with a groan.
Which sentence best paraphrases this excerpt?
A. Jo wishes she could be a drummer, a vivandière, or a nurse so she could go to war because she wants to be close to her father.
B. Jo foolishly wishes she could be a drummer, a vivandière, or a nurse so she could go to war with her father to be near him and help him.
C. Jo exclaims with a groan that she wishes she could go to war as a drummer, a vivandière, or a nurse so she could be near her father and help him.
D. Jo miserably declares that she wishes she could serve as a drummer, a vivandière, or a nurse in the war so she could be close to her father and help him.
