"there would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor, in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers had tramped and spit uncounted billions of consumptive germs." which of the following best describes the american public's reaction to reading the jungle?

American public's reaction to reading The Jungle was: The public was outraged and demanded legislative reform from the government.

The jungle tell a short documentary of American meatpacking industry during the early 20th century.  The writing basically exposed how the meat industry during that time was really unsanitary and became a hazard for consumer's health, and lead to the creation of the inspection act.