Read this excerpt from part 5 of zeitoun. progress is being made. it’s so slow sometimes, so terribly so sometimes, but progress is being made. we have removed the rot, we are strengthening the foundations. there is much work to do, and we all know what needs to be done. we can only do the work, he tells kathy, and his children, and his crew, his friends, anyone he sees. so let us get up early and stay late, and, brick by brick and block by block, let us get that work done. which word best describes the tone of this excerpt? sentimental optimistic supportive demanding

The tone is demanding. Checked on edge.

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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i think i seen this before