An introductory paragraph may.
o contain a quotation.
o relate an incident or a story,
begin with an idea that is the opposite of the thesis.
o all of these

all of these

Explanation:

The introduction and the development of a story are its heart

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".

it is important so later on in life they . can solve issues like that or other tough times in their life.. and also have info on those topics.

they can talk about topics like that by sitting the person down and talking with them.

explanation: