Question

rachel is 15 years old. she left home to live with her boyfriend because she felt like her mother and stepfather were too strict and they did not trust her boyfriend. rachel’s boyfriend provides her with a place to live but demands to know where she is at all times. rachel complies because she needs somewhere to live. shortly after she moves in, the boyfriend begins trafficking rachel. which best describes why rachel was vulnerable to human trafficking?

• she was a victim of sextortion.
• she had a drug addiction
• she ran away from home.
• she had an irregular immigration status.

Explanation:

To determine why Rachel was vulnerable to human trafficking, we analyze each option:

• "She was a victim of sextortion" – The scenario doesn't mention sextortion (blackmail using sexual content), so this is incorrect.
• "She had a drug addiction" – There's no mention of drug use in the passage, so this is incorrect.
• "She ran away from home" – Rachel left home to live with her boyfriend, making her a runaway. Runaways are often vulnerable to trafficking as they lack stable support and may be dependent on others (like her boyfriend, who later trafficked her). This matches the context.
• "She had an irregular immigration status" – The passage doesn't mention immigration, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. She ran away from home.