People on an island in the Pacific Ocean only use man-made goods that are brought in by ship from mainland Asia. Because of this, Frank, who lives on the island, thinks the people of the island do not use natural resources. Is Frank right? Why or why not?

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

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