No one was looking forward to Tommy's fifth birthday. On that day, he would be removed from the family to enter
communal living. There, he and the other five-year-olds
would be evaluated and set on a "track." We were all
hoping that his intelligence and creativity would be
noticed. Maybe he could become a scientist or
programmer – anything but a coal processor. Either way,
we would never find out.
What does the author's word choice most clearly suggest about the narrator's
feelings toward his society?
A. He uses the words "removed" and "evaluated to show how his
society develops its young people.
B. He uses the phrase "anything but a coal processor to indicate that
he fears workplace competition.
o C. He uses the phrase "we would