No. It should be "Paloma did not make it to work, for her car broke down on the freeway".
The theme of Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is:
C. The speaker loves her beloved in every possible way.
Browning’s Sonnet 43, which is entitled “How Do I Love Thee?” speaks about the endless ways of how she loves her beloved.
How do those lines apply to your life? This isn't a question that has one correct answer, but it could be figured that you eat bread right? If you're trying to be philosophical about it, you could talk about how the thunder accompanies the rain and plants are fed by rain, you are fed by plants therefore you shouldn't fear the thunder. This question is entirely up for interpretation.
Ready is the predicate adjective. It describes the predicate, which is looks. The answer is D.