“In this era of the automobile, trains, buses, boats and fast flying air liners, we have an assortment of transportation which will take one to any place that they might wish to go. With all of these transportation facilities at hand, modern travel has brought thousands of people out of their homes to view the wonders of the world.
Thousands and thousands of dollars are spent each year in the various modes of transportation. Money spent like this brings added revenue to trades people throughout the country.
Answer choices for the above question
A. The bolded sentence serves as a rhetorical strategy by repeating the phrase “thousands” and emphasizing the idea that traveling is an industry that includes a massive amount of Americans, African Americans included.
B. The bolded sentence summarizes the paragraph above it.
C. The bolded sentence gives larger context to the purpose of the guide, and demonstrates that it serves both the “trades people” and travel industry economy, in addition to the African American travelers.
D. The bolded sentence demonstrates that The Negro Travelers’ Green Book is a crucial part of the travel industry.