50 points! Read the following excerpt from "The Four Hundred Year Old Woman" by Bharati Mukherjee and answer the following question.

"I have found my way in the United States after many transit stops. The unglimpsed phantom Faridpur, and the all too real Manhattan have merged as "desh." I am an American. I am an American writer, in the American mainstream, trying to extend it."

What is the meaning of the allusion unglimpsed phantom Faridpur?

A.) her family's homeland that she has never seen
B.) another town near Manhattan
C.) the ghost of her homeland calling her back
D.) her vivid memory of where she was born

Analyze the quotation below in the context of european exploration in the americas. as you read the quote, think about what it says about columbus's motivations to explore. was he interested in gaining knowledge, wealth, or both? how did his motivations influence how he treated the people already living in the americas? i did not try to examine them in detail, because it could not be done in 50 years. for my desire is to see and discover as much as i can before returning to your highnesses, our lord willing, in april. it is true that in the event of finding places where there is gold or spices in quantity i should stop until i had collected as much as i could. i, therefore, proceed in the hope of coming across such places.