Read the excerpt of A Girl Named Zippy.

Once woman said that Mooreland “is a long way to not go to be anywhere when you get there,” and yet I persisted.

The author includes the statement to show that...
A: Mooreland is many miles from other cities.
B:Many believe Mooreland doesn’t exist.
C: Mooreland is very small and plain.
D: There aren’t many ways to get to Mooreland.