D: Jo is independent
Since it says that Jo is strong, wild, and happy all alone. I can only conclude that Beth is calling Jo Independent.
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well in real life probably the students but I don't understand if this a question for a actual question or just asking.
To complete the sentence, the answer would be the word "gather". Assemble is a synonym for "gather". Assemble means to gather something or someone together. Other synonyms include: build, collect, meet and congregate. The word "assemble" comes from the Latin words "ad-" meaning to and "-simul" meaning together.