Read the following passage:
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.
How would the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of
temporary relief?
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A. Tommy is so nervous during evaluations that he does not stand
out as above average.
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B. It is announced that children will not be removed and evaluated
until they turn six.
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C. The narrator later hears that Tommy has grown up to work as a
scientist.
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D. The narrator is given a day off from his job as a pilot to celebrate
Tommy's birthday