Read the following excerpt from “Raymond’s Run” and answer the question. “I always win cause I’m the best,” I say straight at Gretchen who is, as far as I’m concerned, the only one talking in this ventriloquist dummy routine.

Why does Squeaky use the term “ventriloquist dummy” in this excerpt?

Gretchen feels alone when she speaks to Squeaky.
Gretchen is practicing her ventriloquist act for May Day.
Squeaky is implying that Gretchen is stupid, hence the use of the word "dummy."
Squeaky feels that Gretchen’s friends do not think or speak for themselves, much like a ventriloquist dummy.

in general, fiction refers to plot, settings, and characters created from the imagination, while nonfiction refers to factual stories focused on actual events and people. however, the difference between these two genres is sometimes blurred, as the two often intersect.

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an interrogative sentence is a type of sentence that asks a question, as opposed to sentences that make a statement, deliver a command, or express an exclamation. interrogative sentences are typically marked by inversion of the subject and predicate; that is, the first verb in a verb phrase appears before the hope i