Jim wore a designer suit tailored to his exact dimensions and shoes that shone so brightly that he could see his reflection in them. he poured himself a cup of coffee and walked over to the window to view the city spread out below him. what can you infer about the character from the information the passage provides? a. jim is afraid of heights. b. jim is a wealthy man. c. jim is late for work. d. jim is an unhappy man

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