I believe it may be burlesque humor or situational irony, I am not 100% sure.
Answer:
Reading a book, a good daily activity, gives anyone a first-class ticket to other worlds and other times.
Explanation:
A parenthetical phrase is just a phrase that is not essential to the rest of the sentence. in this case it is - a good daily activity. Notice it has commas surrounding this phrase.
The word philoprogenitive, means to have many children. The Mother Goose was the lady that live in the shoe, so your answer would be the lady that lived in the shoe. Hope this helps!
Its obviously not answer choice C or D but its either A or B and I think its A
