Answer: B. <span>It reassures Gene that he will be able to deal with the war without any problems.
Gene has a strong determination and confidence with his abilities. He believes he can do anything and that includes dealing with war. His visit to Leper was a disaster because they disagree in many viewpoints especially when Leper knew that he was the one responsible for Finny's accident.</span>
There is more than one conjunction in the sentence, the word but acts as a coordinating conjunction. Also the words not only and but also act as a correlative conjunction.
