11. Hawthorne's reference to Lincoln as the man of men" (line 3)

A. given added importance by the "of course (line 1).

B. reinforcement for Lincoln's position of one
of the "statesmen" (line 1).

C. somewhat deflated by the preceding phrases in parentheses (line 3).

D. explained by the reference to “a private grief”(line4).

E. based on Lincoln’s “very remarkable physiognomy”(line 6)

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

What is the central idea of paragraph 1 of the story?

Why did the author of "how to jump-start a car battery" choose to use this image?