How are tone and the meaning of words related?
a. the tone of a passage can only be determined if an author uses positive words.
b. the tone is based on word choice, so the meaning of words explain the ways the author feels about a topic or subject.
c. the tone of a passage can only be determined if an author uses negative words.
d. the word choice is based on tone, so the tone explains the ways the author feels about the meaning of words.

The correct answer is option B) The tone is based on word choice, so the meaning of words explain the ways the author feels about a topic or subject.

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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".