Squeaky's description of her father shows readers that she Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run."
[My father) can beat me to Amsterdam Avenue with me
having a two-fire-hydrant head start and him running with
his hands in his pockets and whistling
O knows she will never be as fast as her father.
admires her father's natural running ability
O wishes her father was a more serious runner.
O likes that her father can beat her in a race.