May someone please answer these? 1. When I am asked to state a theme of the text, what does it mean? Please give examples. Would it be like Family or Love or more specific like being moral is the right way or something like that? Is it a phrase or a word?

2. When do I use a period in quotes and when do I put it after? For example, if I wanna say evidence from something, do I say: The author stated in paragraph 2 saying, “The only dog I enjoy hanging out with is my own.” Would period go inside or out?

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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".

c) eager anticipation.

(the answer is d)

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