Item 4 Question 1
Part A

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

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

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

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

She does not want to sing the song because thinks it is disloyal to America.
Question 2
Part B

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

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

"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."

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

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