How does the extended metaphor in Paragraph 3 affect the mood of this passage?
It creates a feeling of silliness that captures the
absurd humor of the situation.
It creates a sense of awe and wonder at Min's
mastery of the kite.
It creates a feeling of fear over what may happen if
the kite crashes.
It creates a sense of tranquility to match the feelings
of Min at this point.

B) It creates a sense of awe and wonder at Min's mastery of the kite.

Explanation:

Empathize with two things or concepts by using extended metaphors. Instead of stopping at one point, you might look for further parallels between the two things.

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".

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