B: an extended definition
Answer:
D. the purpose of argumentative essay is to explain facts
They go to Cafe Cova where the waitresses are very patriotic in this wartime Italy. While there they appear to reminisce about WWI and think about the value or meaning of their medals in which Nick's medals he feels are not earned nearly as much as the medals of the others. A fellow soldier warns him never to get married.
That is not non-assertive behavior. Non assertive behavior is when you are feeling dishonest or indirect emotionally.