Part A

In "Homesick," what is the narrator's viewpoint about singing "God Save the King?"

A She enjoys singing the song because it makes her feel like a part of the group.

B She does not want to sing the song because thinks it is disloyal to America.

C She is jealous of how well the other children sing the song.

D She would prefer to sing the Chinese national anthem because it is where they live.

Part B

Which quotation from the text helps readers to distinguish the narrator's viewpoint from her mother's viewpoint?

A "How could she know such things and not tell me? What was the matter with grown-ups anyway?"

B "She told me things that sounded so crazy I had to ask my mother if they were true."

C “'When in Rome,' she said, 'do as the Romans do.' What she meant was, 'Don’t make trouble. Just sing.'”

D "They’d probably try to get the Romans to do what they did, just as they were trying to teach the Chinese to do what Americans did."

Part A

B. She does not want to sing the song because she thinks it is disloyal to America.

Part B

C. “'When in Rome,' she said, 'do as the Romans do.' What she meant was, 'Don’t make trouble. Just sing.'”