“A few white locks hung about his ears, his shoulders were bent and his knees feeble, but he was still hale, and was much respected in
our little world of Paleham. His name was Pontifex.”

What is the meaning of the word hale in this sentence?
A) healthy
B) obese
C) proud
D) sickly

the answer is healthy (A) hale means strong and healthy. especially of an elderly person

"once there was no rain th end

explanation:

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".