Read the excerpt from "Homesick" by Jean Fritz.
Dressed in my navy skirt, white blouse, and silk stockings, I felt every bit as neat as Columbus or Balboa and every bit as
heroic when I finally spotted America in the distance.
What is the narrator most likely trying to show readers with this sentence?
that she considers Columbus and Balboa to be daring men who deserve respect
that she views her arrival in the US as an event she should dress well for
that she feels she should be looked up to by others for her accomplishments
that she is a good student who remembers important facts about US history