Question

read the excerpt from enriques journey. moreover, the mara salvatrucha street gangsters, some deported from los angeles, always prowl the train tops looking for sleepers. many ms gangsters settle in chiapas after committing crimes in the united states and being expelled to their home countries in central america. the police in chiapas are more forgiving of gangs than those in el salvador or honduras. how does the meaning of the underlined word prowl support the author’s purpose in this excerpt? select two options. ☐ it illustrates that the police overlook the gangsters’ crimes. ☐ it shows what happens when police allow gangsters to operate. ☐ it indicates that the gangsters are looking for vulnerable people. ☐ it explains why the gangsters were sent back to their home countries. ☐ it supports the idea that the gangsters are involved in criminal activities.

Explanation:

1. For the option "It shows what happens when police allow gangsters to operate": The excerpt mentions "The police in Chiapas are more forgiving of gangs than those in El Salvador or Honduras" and how gangsters settle after being deported. This implies a connection to what occurs when police have a more lenient (allowing - in the sense of being forgiving) approach, so this option is valid.
2. For the option "It supports the idea that the gangsters are involved in criminal activities": The excerpt talks about gangsters "committing crimes" (implied by their gang activities and the context of being deported, etc.), so this option is also valid. The other options: "It illustrates that the police overtook the gangsters’ crimes" - no info on police overtaking crimes; "It indicates that the gangsters are looking for vulnerable people" - the "train tops looking for sleepers" is about recruitment maybe, not vulnerable people in the way this option implies; "It explains why the gangsters were sent back to their home countries" - the excerpt says they were deported but doesn't explain the reason for deportation here.

Answer:

B. It shows what happens when police allow gangsters to operate
E. It supports the idea that the gangsters are involved in criminal activities