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3 years ago

At the beginning of the story "Raymond's Run" what is the most important thing to the narrator, Squeaky?

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A. Running and winning the May Day race
Squeaky loves to run and she is proud of her speed. While she does like to mouth off to her peers sometimes, she fighting and teasing others isn't important to her. As the story progresses she does become interested in coaching her brother, but not at the beginning.

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