The author uses first-person point of view. First person point of view gives the reader direct access to
the narrator's thoughts.
0 combine the sentences into one sentence

i will try let me see what they are first

"why don't you like me the way i am? " i cried. "i'm not a genius! i can't play the piano, and even if i could, i wouldn't go on tv if you paid me a million dollars! "

explanation:

the conflict between jing-mei and her mother is over jing-mei's piano lessons since her mother wants her to become a prodigy but she does not want to play it any more.

the answer is the speaker views both as possessions that reflect his importance.  

it might be b but i might be wrong