Margie's attraction toward the past raises what question about technological progress?

Correct answer: Does progress truly increase human joy

The governing concept is the critical evaluation of progress through human well-being rather than through efficiency alone. The future system is advanced: machines teach, mark work, and adjust lessons. Yet Margie is lonely and bored, while the idea of children learning together in an old school seems joyful to her. Her attraction to the past therefore makes readers ask whether technological progress has genuinely improved people’s happiness, relationships, and experience of learning. Option A expresses that central question. Option B is not supported because Margie is fascinated by a book. Option C is too narrow and is answered by the machine’s actual operation. Option D is also unsupported, since the children still read and discuss books.