No. It should be "Paloma did not make it to work, for her car broke down on the freeway".
Nobody can answer this question because there isn't a passage for us to read, but I can give you a hint; when do the words in the story change from he,her, and they to me,myself, and I? That should give you your answer. Have a great day
The king had the motive to send a message to all the subjects of his kingdom that if anybody commite a crime he will also be put in the arena and will be eaten up by ferocious animals like tiger
In the story one yound man in love of the princes which is forbidden in that country as the man is not from the family of king
So the young man was put in the arena to face a tiger.