Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World . Eventually, I visited Guyana to find out the fate of our house. As our car passed old sugar estates, and I saw the palm trees bending against the wide sky, the lush cane growing in thick, shiny rows, the villages, which were really parcels of land surrounding the important estates, I realized that sugar had been the entire reason for this country's existence. Every now and then an old boiling house—where the cane is processed into crystals, molasses, and rum—would show itself on the flat landscape, cropping up like a hulking ghost. How do the details about Guyana reveal the author’s purpose?
Answer
A
They show that the author wants to persuade readers that her family was important.
B
They show that the author wants to entertain readers with stories about the plantations.
C
They show that the author wants to inform readers about the fate of the family’s house.
D
They show that the author wants to inform readers by describing the old sugar estates.
Explanation
The author describes sugar estates, cane fields, villages, and old boiling houses to show how sugar shaped Guyana’s landscape and history. These details inform readers about the old sugar estates, rather than focusing mainly on family importance or entertaining plantation stories. Although the author mentions visiting to find the family’s house, the passage’s details emphasize the estates and sugar production.
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