Read the excerpt. from “my last duchess” by robert browning . . never read strangers like you that pictured countenance, the depth and passion of its earnest glance, but to myself they turned (since none puts by the curtain i have drawn for you, but i) and seemed as they would ask me, if they durst, how such a glance came there; . . what does the speaker indirectly reveal about himself when he conveys that only he opens the curtain in front of the portrait? a. that he is knowledgeable and b. that he is proper and polite c. that he is possessive and controlling d. that he is introspective and private

Which statement best paraphrases these sentences from the text

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

Describe the misfit’s experience of the world. to what extent can his criminality be attributed to the conditions of his life? even though he is not in jail, is he a free man?