It was horrible, very hard, and exhausting. Immigrants had to work long hours for little pay and had to be able to keep enough money and a stable foundation for their family.
The life of the immigrants were very hard in the united states. they came here mostly with nothing but a few bucks in there pocket not to mention most of them did not have any family members in the united states or around the place where they were staying. When they came here they were working like slaves to have a better life and have food and shelter.
Your answer is B. "strangest" and "unusual." these are characteristics and they indicate the types of people he will be encountering. This sounds like Great Gatsby. Great book.
From the given excerpts of "First Generation" or Dreaming in Cuban, the one that is an example of magic realism is option B: "We camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women's voices."