Which sentence has the correct parallel structure? he was sure that there would be either cake or pie at the party. he was sure that either there would be cake or pie would be served at the party. he was sure that either cake or there would be pie at the party.

d) the narrator even suggested that the white whale, moby d, was ubiquitous and present in every ocean at every moment.  

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".