The correct answer would be D) suggest that soldiers are followers, not leaders
Explanation:
This is the correct answer because in the question and passage, Goines is discussing the members of the Army, which he is not one. So the first and second options are unacceptable. And mocking the way the Army enlists is not really optional either, because it is not directed towards that specific group
I would say C) "'Oh, my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation. It was worth at the very most five hundred francs! …'" (Paragraph 14) is the best option.