Question

the author included this section about tobin and dobards book \hidden in plain view: a secret story of quilts and the underground railroad\ to make the point that a even prolific authors of nonfiction whose work is well - respected face criticism at times. b even trusted organizations failed to question the veracity of tobin and dobards story, which allowed the public to accept it as fact. c rigorous fact checking is routinely and meticulously conducted by all mainstream media outlets. d book reviews are a key marketing strategy for authors such as tobin and dobard and can lead to widespread recognition and success. prior to 1999, the codes were unhea to the african american quilting communit according to marsha macdowell, a quilt sc director of the \quilt index,\ a massive onli catalog of more than 90,000 quilts. in 1999, jacqueline tobin and raymond g. dobard published \hidden in plain view: a secret st quilts and the underground railroad,\ and th cycloned through trusted centers of news and knowledge: the
ew york times book revie npr, and others.
ational geographic\ and t kennedy center developed elementary school curricula that referenced the codes.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The passage doesn't focus on criticizing prolific nonfiction authors, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: The text says the book "cycloned through trusted centers of news and knowledge" (like NY Times Book Review, NPR, etc.) and even institutions like National Geographic and Kennedy Center used it. This shows trusted organizations didn't question its veracity, letting the public accept it as fact. This matches the context.
• Option C: The passage implies the opposite—trusted media and organizations didn't fact - check rigorously, so C is wrong.
• Option D: The passage isn't about book reviews as a marketing strategy for the authors' success, so D is incorrect.

Answer:

B. even trusted organizations failed to question the veracity of Tobin and Dobard's story, which allowed the public to accept it as fact.