Question

In "Homesick," why does Jean repeatedly say "American friend" to the little Chinese boy?
A.
She wants him to learn that it is dangerous and illegal for Chinese people to be on the Bund.
B.
She wants him to know that she is a good person who means him no harm.
C.
She wants him to think of himself as an American so she'll feel more at home.
D.
She wants him to realize that Americans are better than British people. i spent all my points on this one question can you help anyone plzzz plzzz i mean come on plz

Answer 1

Even though I never read the text based on when I read questions I think it's is C

Answer 2

I looked it up and found out that the boy was sad because he wanted to be american but wasn't , so jean called him "american boy" to cheer him up, and one of the reasons he wanted to be american was because he wanted to be president of america