2. which word best describes the author’s attitude toward harvesting rain water?

a. doubtful
b. humorous
c. serious
d. enthusiastic

4. which of these statements about harvesting rainwater would the author likely agree with?

a. big city water systems make it unnecessary.

b. it is more important today than in the past.

c. high-tech solutions provide the best approach.

d. it is a good technique for watering landscapes

2. D  4.  D

Explanation:

2. The author uses a light tone while not striving for comedy. They seem passionate about finding easier ways to get rain water. "gather up your friends! collect that rain water!"

4. It mentions in the beginning that these processes are used for landscaping and later states how easier and efficient the technique is. However the author did not say that recent solutions are bad, just that this one is a good alternative.

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".

a low four-wheeled open carriage of a kind formerly used in russia.