from "The Locket"

Which best explains why Edmond was presumed dead?
A.
It was assumed that Edmond could not recover from the serious wound he received in battle.
B.
Edmond sent the locket back to Octavie for safekeeping, but she misinterpreted the gesture to mean that Edmond had died.
C.
A dead soldier was misidentified as Edmond based on his possession of the locket.
D.
Edmond faked his own death in order to leave the war and come home to marry Octavie.