What is the purpose of dialogue in the passage (as in any narrative writing) ?

A) It moves the action of the story forward revealing the thoughts of the characters.

B) It restates what the narrator has already told the audience.

C) It is meant to cause confusion for the audience by shifting the plot in a different direction than the narration.

D) It makes the passage look longer because it takes up more space but breaks down the reading into manageable chunk