Nurse: now, afore god, i am so vexed, that every part about me quivers. scurvy knave! pray you, sir, a word; and as i told you, my young lady bade me inquire you out; what she bid me say i will keep to myself; but first let me tell ye, if ye should lead her into a fool’s paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behaviour, as they say: for the gentlewoman is young; and, therefore, if you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing. which word from the passage best describes the overall tone? a: exed b: gross c: young d: weak

A: vexed

Explanation:

The tone of the overall paragraph is found in the first few words that the nurse utters. She tells us that she is "so vexed" that her whole body is shaking. She has come to ask Romeo what her intentions are with Juliet. She wants to make sure that Romeo is serious about his interest, and that he does not simply want to excite Juliet and the abandon her, as that would be a very cruel thing to do.

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".