Read the lines from shakespeare’s "sonnet 131." thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art, as those whose beauties proudly make them cruel; for well thou know’st to my dear doting heart thou art the fairest and most precious jewel. now read the lines from shakespeare’s "sonnet 130." and yet, by heaven, i think my love as rare as any she belied with false compare. how do the central ideas in the sonnets relate to each other? a) they are similar because both are about the angelic beauty of a woman. b) they are similar because both are about love for a woman others may find lacking. c) they are different because the first is about pride, while the second is about love. d) they are different because the first is about true love, while the second is about betrayal.

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

9. types of literature that are told from a point of view include autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, and journals.

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?