What is the significance of swift's use of the names strephon and celia?
a. because he uses traditional character names, the reader realizes
swift is talking about a hypothetical person.
b. because the names are the same as british royalty, their use adds
credibility to his ideas.
c. because the names are common in the american colonies, he is
indirectly insulting americans.
d. because he spells the names unusually, the reader cannot connect
the characters to the real-life ones he is imitating.

A. Because he uses traditional character names, the reader realizes  Swift is talking about a hypothetical person.

Explanation:

The names Strephon and Celia were used by Jonathan Swift in the poem "The Lady's Dressing Room". Swift, decided to use traditional names so readers would understand that the characters are fictional. This was done because the poem had a polemical theme, so if Swift used names that were not common, readers might think he was writing about a specific person.

The poem "The Lady's Dressing Room" satirizes women's effort to fit in an ideal pattern that does not show what they really are. In the poem, Strephon enters the room of his beloved, Celia, thinking that it would find a fragrant environment, clean and delicate, but the room was filthy and had an unpleasant aroma.

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".