Question

gangsters warnings to migrants not to go to the police are ruthlessly enforced. julio césar cancino gálvez, with grupo beta sur, recalls how a group of about thirty migrants at the tapachula train station asked him why the authorities werent clamping down on the gangsters. cancino told them they needed witnesses. he urged the migrants to step forward and report abuses. one nineteen-year-old honduran in the crowd spoke up. he described his assailant in detail. 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.
—enrique’s journey,
the underlined sentences demonstrate characterization. how does this technique support the author’s purpose?
○ it shows that the refugees were strong and unafraid of the gangsters.
○ it shows how violent the situation was and how scared enrique was.
○ it shows how hopeful the refugees were about reaching the united states.
○ it shows that enrique was quiet, shy, and preferred not to interact with others.

Explanation:

Analicemos cada opción:

• Opción 1: El texto muestra que el joven fue herido por los pandilleros, lo que indica miedo, no que los refugiados fueran fuertes e intrépidos. Incorrecto.
• Opción 2: La descripción del joven herido (costillas rotas, hematomas, habla lenta y susurrante) y la amenaza de los pandilleros muestra la violencia de la situación y el miedo de Enrique (o el joven, relacionado con la historia de Enrique). Correcto.
• Opción 3: El episodio muestra miedo y violencia, no esperanza sobre llegar a EE.UU. Incorrecto.
• Opción 4: El joven habló y luego fue herido; la descripción no muestra que Enrique (o el joven) sea callado, tímido o que evite interacciones, sino que está asustado por la violencia. Incorrecto.

Answer:

B. It shows how violent the situation was and how scared Enrique was.