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15 November, 11:24

Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run."

Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won't let on that they practice. Not me. I'll high-prance down 34th street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight so that she walks ahead like she's not with me, don't know me, is all by herself on a shopping trip, and I am somebody else's crazy child.

What does the narrative voice in this passage reveal about Squeaky's character?

She doesn't like the way her mother treats her.

She doesn't care about how she looks to others.

She feels like she has to work harder than others.

She wants everyone to know how fast she runs