What does theseus mean by “she lingers my desires / like to a stepdame or a dowager / long withering our a young man’s revenue”? a. in a few days, you will not be a stepdame or dowager any more b. when we get married, i will feel like the richest man in the world because i have you c. we can’t get married until my stepmother arrives d. i’m as impatient as a young man who has to wait for his inheritance

i agree, but what is the question here?

explanation:

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".