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Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.

Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.He was five years old when his mother left him. Now he is almost another person.


Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars."


Children from Central America have been making that journey, often without their parents, for two decades.


What do the excerpts have in common?


A. Both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents.

B. Both describe what immigrant children must do to survive when traveling to the United States.

C. Both explain why most children want to leave Central America without their parents.

D. Both indicate the tragic problems and their consequences that children in Central America must face.

Answer:A. Both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents.In both excerpts we hear the stories of children who have been forced to travel from Central America to the United States without their parents. In the first case, Enrique has not seen his mother in years, and he has greatly changed during that period of absence. In the second case, we hear how children have been making that difficult journey on their own for years. Both excerpts point out the tragic nature of the situation....

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