Read the excerpt from "Homesick" by Jean Fritz.
Andrea looked out at the ocean as if she expected to see her school sitting out there on the water. Then sudÂdenly she shut her eyes and dropped her head in her hands. "Oh, Jean," she whispered, "I can't picture anything anymore. All I keep thinking about is my father. Alone in Shanghai."
This was as close as I'd ever seen Andrea come to crying. I put my hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry," I said. Sorry! Such a puny word. You'd think the English language could give you something better. "I'm so sorry," I repeated.
Andrea dropped her hands and took a deep breath. "Well, let's play shuffleboard," she said.
When Andrea almost cries about her father, it changes Jean's view of
a. life in America.
b. her own father.
c. Andrea's emotional strength.
d. the strength of their friendship.
