Question

read the excerpt from enriques journey.
hours later, the red cross asked cancino if he could help an injured migrant. it was the same honduran teenager. his right ribs were broken. his entire chest and face were badly bruised. he spoke slowly, in a whisper, clasping his chest. two gangsters had overheard his description and kicked him mercilessly.
ext time, we kill you,\ the gangsters told him. the teenager, afraid for his life, asked to be deported.
read the excerpt from \children of the drug wars.\
but, as i learned when i returned to nueva suyapa last month, a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence.
how does the author use language in the excerpt from enriques journey to support the authors purpose in the excerpt from \children of the drug wars\?
○ she provides detailed descriptions of how humanitarian groups help victims.
○ she tells of the struggles through a narrative of child migrants trying to get out of central america.
○ she gives an account of actual violence inflicted on a teenager in central america.
○ she offers a reason why getting sent back is better than being given refugee status.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The excerpt from Enrique’s Journey focuses on a specific injured migrant, not detailed descriptions of humanitarian groups’ help. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The excerpt from Enrique’s Journey is about a specific teen’s experience, not a general narrative of child migrants trying to leave Central America. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The Enrique’s Journey excerpt describes the violence (broken ribs, bruised chest/face, gang assault) on a Honduran teenager, which supports the “Children of the Drug Wars” excerpt’s claim that child migrants flee violence. This matches.
• Option 4: The Enrique’s Journey excerpt doesn’t discuss deportation vs. refugee status. Eliminate.

Answer:

C. She gives an account of actual violence inflicted on a teenager in Central America.