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 transit stops ? train stops to visit different countries extended periods living in various countries a long train rides to the united states many vacations