<span>A. When is not answered.
(You could also argue that E: Where is not answered, although it is implied that it will be done nationally)
The sentence tells Who: The National Cereal Corporation, What: a free picture book, Where: Nationally, and Why: to promote reading</span>
Answer: Its C
Explanation: Cause in you're question it say "would probably NOT be used as support for a proposition to keep a city's public libraries open seven day's a week" and c is saying fewer and fewer are using the libraries which means c would not be used as support for a proposition.
He probably uses a metaphor because a simile uses the words like and as and a metaphor does not use the words like and as. Hope this helps!