Career in defense. I hope this is right.
A word that can function by itself as a noun that refers to someone as in - i, you, she, he, it
Dialogue is speech between two people.
Answer:
I believe it is (D), to get down a question you had while reading the passage.
Explanation:
I would say the third option because a short story shouldn’t have crazy twists and surprises when it is supposed to be short. Sorry if I’m wrong tho :)