What is the main idea of the essay "African Noel"

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".

the sentence that contains a restrictive clause is a.they decided to meet where the band was performing

explanation:

a restrictive clause is also known as an essential clause

i believe it may be the hope this sorry if i'm wrong.