Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle in order to expose

A. Scandals in Washington politics.

B. The gruesome conditions in prisons.

C. Fraud in local and federal governments.

D. Shocking conditions in Chicago stock yards.

T H E R E Y O U G O

The Jungle is a book about the work conditions and the conditions of meat in their stores, so I would say that the answer is c. fraud in LOCAL (being the keyword here) and federal governments. I may be wrong because this is a somewhat confusing question as it's not staying the actual purpose for the book being written.

D. Shocking conditions in Chicago stock yards.

D

Explanation:

D. shocking conditions in Chicago stock yards.