You may bring one, but you have to leave it with the teacher on duty

You may bring one, but you have to leave it with the teacher on duty is true. There are materials at school that needs permission from the teacher when you bring something outside the school. School premises must be followed.

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".

the use supports it by making it seem like the dictators are not bad to the people when the truly are.