It was in tin Britain because that was where it paid to invent in the 17th and 18th century the growth of manufacturing commercial economy increased demand of literacy, numeracy and trade skills
Sentence 2 has the correct parallel structure.
Answer: Make predictions would be correct.
Explanation: The narrator in the above passage is making a prediction that the girls wouldn’t be lost much longer in the woods.
James Thurber was a humorist so the answer to your question is D.