Interpretation
What is the purpose of the book?
To help African Americans with traveling under Jim Crow or segregation laws
What does the book depend upon?
Businesses being willing to be listed, informants of customers, publishing team
Why might the information provided about Studebaker automobiles have been important to readers?
Buying vehicles is still a handy skill.
Tow Mater is named after Douglas “Mater” Keever, who is a...?
NASCAR superfan
What is the top travel spot in the world?
France
What's the tone of the book?
Earnest and humble
What's a synonym for asset?
resource
What does this guide book tell you about the people that put it together?
They are positive and want to make the world a better and easier place.
Which three cars are original Pixar designs?
Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, and Chick Hicks
What is the shortest flight in the world?
Orkney Islands flight in Scotland
What does national issues mean?
"In 1936 the Green Book was only a local publication for Metropolitan New York, the response for copies was so great it was turned into a national issue in 1937 to cover the United States."
limited supply
What can you infer about travelers beforehand from this statement?
Hence these guides have made traveling more popular and without running into embarrassing situations.
Travelers were embarrassed because of racial inequities before.
Why does the book talk about tourist attractions?
The book is meant to inform about travel and part of traveling is the places to see as well as the accommodating places.
What is the oldest car's name?
Lizzie
At any given time, how many people are flying over the U.S.?
60,000
How does the bolded sentence from “A Chat with The Editor” in the 1954 Edition convince the reader that the book is significant?
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.
Persuades the reader that this is a significant topic because the car industry involves everyone.
What do we learn about the publishers in this sentence?
"There will be a day sometime in the near future when this guide will not have to be published.”
Positive thinkers, believers in progression and equality
How often was the book published?
Yearly
The Radiator's Springs landscape was inspired by what?
Cadillac Ranch in Texas
Which city has the most hotel rooms in the world?
Las Vegas, Nevada
What can we infer about African Americans before and after the book?
The white traveler for years has had no difficulty in getting accomodations [sic], but with the Negro it has been different...But now a days things are different—he has his own travel guide, that he can depend on for all the information that he wants and with a selection. Hence these guides have made traveling more popular and without running into embarrassing situations.
African Americans had a hard time traveling until they were informed of where they could stop.
What town is the book talking about when mentioning historical sights?
Boston, Massachusetts
Make traveling a what?
A real pleasure!
What is the significance of Luigi's license plate?
The numbers are the latitude and longitude of a Ferrari factory in Italy
Where is the only royal palace?
Honolulu, Hawaii