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Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.

The train passes into northern Chiapas. Enrique sees men with h o e s tending their corn and women inside their kitchens patting tortillas into shape. Cowboys ride past and smile. Fieldworkers wave their machetes and cheer the migrants on: "Qué bueno!" Mountains draw closer. Plantain fields soften into cow pastures. Enrique’s train slows to a crawl. Monarch butterflies flutter alongside, overtaking his car.

How do the underlined phrases support the author’s purpose?

They show that many friendly people live in the area.
They show that the migrants are not needed in these fields.
They show that the worst part of the train ride may be over.
They show how much time has passed since the ride began.

Answer 1

Answer:

After reading the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey, it is noticed that the underlined phrases support the author’s purpose when they show that the worst part of the train ride may be over. So, the third option is the right answer.

Explanation:

This excerpt talks about the change of scenery when Enrique's train approaches a town. Enrique watches the men tending the corn, the women working in the kitchens, cowboys smiling and riding past the train, and fieldworkers working happily. There is also a change in the natural atmosphere. It changes into something peaceful. Mountains drawing closer, green fields and butterflies fluttering at the end of the journey. All these positive pointers make us hopeful that the worst part of the ride is over and now there would be better things coming in.

Answer 2

In the phrase, they show that the worst part of the train ride may be over support the author's proposal.

The correct answer is (c)They show that the worst part of the train ride may be over.

Enrique’s Journey

• This book is a national bestseller which is written by Sonia Nazario.

• This book is about a 17 years old boy who travels on a train in the search of his mother.

• In the given stanza, the boy is telling about the view from the train.

Thus, by the stanza, we can say that option (C) is correct.

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