B. Answer the questions briefly.
1. How did Squeaky help in the house?
2. How did Squeaky defend Raymond?
3. How did Squeaky practise running?
4. Why did Squeaky keep Raymond on the inside close to the building while walking
down the street?
5. How did Gretchen and her friends behave with Squeaky and Raymond?
6. What was Squeaky's opinion about grown-ups' behaviour in general?
7. What did Mr Pearson tell Squeaky?
8. What kind of relationship did Squeaky have with her brother?
9. What plans did Squeaky have for her brother?
10. How did Gretchen respond to Squeky's smile? What does it tell us about Gretchen
Answers
Q.1 Answer :- Caring for, and defending Raymond is difficult job which Squeaky performs with heartfelt diligence. This allows her mother to accomplish the household chores. Although taking care of Raymond is a constant job, Squeaky manages to practice her ever important breathing exercises.
Q. 2 Answer:- Raymond often imagines the street curb to be a “tightrope strung high in the air.” Squeaky always keeps an eye on him so that he doesn't step into a gutter or run into a busy road. Therefore, she always makes sure that he is “walking on the inside to the buildings.”
Q.3 Answer:- Squeaky also knows that training her legs isn't the only part of running and becoming a better runner. She knows that her lungs are equally important to her legs; therefore, she practices breathing exercises. She practices those breathing exercises during the normal course of her day.
Q. 4 Answer:- While caring for Raymond, she often takes him for walks in the city. Squeaky practices her breathing and high stepping with Raymond tagging along. ... Therefore, Squeaky devised a system to have Raymond walk on the inside between her and the buildings. This system keeps Raymond safe and Squeaky in her parent's good graces.
Q. 5 Answer:- they smile at each other , and squeaky notes that it is a real smile . the rivalry has ended because they have respect for each other.
Q. 6 Answer:- I am sorry but, I am not sure for this answer.
Q. 7 Answer:- Pearson asks Squeaky if she is "going to give someone else a break this year." Squeaky wonders "if he is seriously thinking [she] should lose the race on purpose just to give someone else a break." Mr. ... He might also be thinking of next year's race and the possibly of an even lower turnout if Squeaky wins yet again.
Q. 8 Answer:- Squeaky takes care of her brother, and she doesn't have any other chores. Taking care of her brother is a full time job though. He is special, because he has mental challenges. His emotional age is lower than his physical age.
Q. 9 Answer:- After seeing how her brother, Raymond, keeps up with her while she runs May Day race, she comprehends that he has the potential to be a great runner “in the family tradition” and she has the ability to be his coach.
Q.10 Answer:- Squeaky now has respect for Gretchen since Gretchen showed that she was a serious runner too. Gretchen ran nearly as fast a Squeaky and proved that she wasn't just talking. “And she nods to congratulate me and then she smiles “And I smile.