Read the excerpt from "Homesick" by Jean Fritz,
Of course it wasn't the same as one of the forty-eight states; still, when we stepped off the President Taft in
Honolulu (where we were to stay a couple of days before going on to San Francisco), we wondered if we could
truthfully say we were stepping on American soil. I said no.
With these sentences, the narrator is
expressing confusion about the relationship between Honolulu and America,
O providing useful background information about Honolulu and San Francisco
O revealing that she and other passengers may have different points of view about America,
asserting that her opinion about America is correct and should be respected by the other passengers.

In the story "a very old man with enormous wings", why does the young girl get changed into a spider?

In the play "sorry wrong number"which part of the story can you find heightened tension and suspense?

Apex english 4 semester 1 read the following story summary. when she was a child, sara hated her piano instructor, mr. singh. she felt she had already mastered the piano, but mr. singh constantly criticized her playing in a blunt and hurtful way. after sara grew up, she realized that mr. singh's strictness was responsible for the only edge she had over other pianists her age and the only reason she was able to succeed in music later in life. she learned to appreciate his tough love. what does the story most clearly suggest about the author's perspective? a.that a person should put his or her talents to good use b.that pursuing one's dream is paramount in life c.that the world is harsh and only the strong survive d.that adults have children's best interests in mind