Question

read the excerpt from enriques journey. enrique puts chiapas behind him. he still has far to go, but he has faced the beast eight times now, and he has lived through it. it is an achievement, and he is proud of it. the excerpt refers to chiapas as \the beast.\ what is the purpose of using this metaphor in the excerpt? ○ to show how threatening travel through chiapas is ○ to show that few people are able to live in chiapas ○ to show how many dishonest people live in chiapas ○ to show that chiapas has the most immigration checkpoints

Explanation:

A metaphor "the beast" for Chiapas. Beasts are threatening/dangerous. Enrique faced it 8 times & lived, so metaphor shows travel through Chiapas is threatening. Other options: "few live" (metaphor not about living there), "dishonest people" (beast ≠ dishonesty), "most checkpoints" (beast ≠ checkpoints count). So first option fits.

Answer:

A. to show how threatening travel through Chiapas is