In one of london's novels, humphrey van weyden is rescued by a mysterious captain larsen of the ghost. by what other name is larsen known?

Captain Larsen is also known as Wolf Larsen.

Explanation:

In "The Sea-Wolf" by Jack London, the story's protagonist Humphrey van Weyden was captured by the captain of the ship named Ghost. The name of the Captain is Captain Larsen, also known as Wolf Larsen, as how the men of the ship call him.

This story tells how Humphrey was captured and made to work as a cabin boy by Captain Larsen. Through various instances, including a failed mutiny to overthrow Larsen, the men including Humphrey were subjected to various hardships. Another castaway named Maud Brewster was taken onto the ship, with Captain Larsen taking a liking to her. He wanted to marry her but Humphrey stopped him. Eventually, he escaped along with Maud Brewster and lived a life together in the end, with Captain Larsen dying from a possible brain tumor.

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".

b is the answer for this question.