Question

Which physical images does the author of "Homesick" use to represent the narrator's feelings at the start of the story? A. the globe and the Yangtse River B. the embroidered cloth and the Chinese newspaper C. the house she lives in and the school she attends D. the Custom House and the grand street known as the Bund

Answer 1

A. The Globe and the Yangste River 

Answer 2

The answer is A. the globe and the Yangtse River. The author/narrator starts the story saying that in her father's study there is a globe and she lives in the city that straddles the river, seemingly breaking the country in two. She describes her town on the globe as being on the wrong side of the world because she is homesick for America where she is from and where her grandmother lives.