Punctuate the following. Choose the correct option. I would rather die he exclaimed than join the oppressors of my country.

• A. I would rather die, he exclaimed than join the oppressors of my country.
• B. "I would rather die", he exclaimed, than join the oppressors of my country.
• C. "I would rather die!" he exclaimed, "than join the oppressors of my country."
• D. "I would rather die", he exclaimed, "than join the oppressors of my country."