Question

Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.

The river, the Río Suchiate, forms the border. Behind him is Guatemala. Ahead is Mexico, with its southernmost state of Chiapas. "Ahora nos enfrentamos a Ia bestia,” migrants say when they enter Chiapas. "Now we face the beast." Painfully, Enrique, seventeen years old, has learned a lot about "the beast." In Chiapas, bandits will be out to rob him, police will try to shake him down, and street gangs might kill him. But he will take those risks, because he needs to find his mother. What purposes does the author’s use of setting support?

Select two options.

to indicate that Enrique is not afraid to face danger

to describe the difficulties that Enrique will encounter in Chiapas

to show readers that Enrique has followed this route before to tell readers that Enrique is determined to find his mother

to explain how easy it will be for Enrique to reach his destination

Answer 1

(2) to describe the difficulties that Enrique will encounter in Chiapas

(4) to explain how easy it will be for Enrique to reach his destination

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answers are options two and four.

In the excerpt from "Enrique's Journey," the author depicts the adversities the protagonist will come up against once in Chiapas. For example, he uses the migrants' expression "the beast" to refer to thieves, street gangs and the police.

Finally, even though Enrique knows the challenges he must confront, he is still determined to go through them in order to find his mother.