Read the excerpt from "Homesick Blues."Now I'm looking at the numbers 7-9-5-3. According to my computer, they are the balance in my checking account. $79.53. Also according to the computer, a plane ticket home costs $387.00. I can't even get a bus ticket with the money I have. And the rent is due next week, and we still have six months on our lease, and I can't leave Alyssa hanging like that. Every time I mention going home, she sinks into a state of depression and starts acting aloof and nervous. But she doesn’t realize that I am just as depressed when I think about staying here.
Answer
A
Alyssa encourages the narrator to move home, but the narrator is determined to stay.
B
Alyssa is anxious that the narrator might move home, but the narrator is too depressed to stay.
C
Alyssa ignores whether the narrator might move home, and the narrator is too depressed to stay.
D
Alyssa is furious that the narrator might move home, but the narrator is determined to move home.
Explanation
When the narrator mentions going home, Alyssa becomes depressed, aloof, and nervous, suggesting she is anxious about the possibility. The narrator also says they feel just as depressed about staying, but lack enough money to travel and feel responsible for not leaving Alyssa with the lease. This best matches “Alyssa is anxious that the narrator might move home, but the narrator is too depressed to stay.”
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