Which impact of technology in the story is linked not with social inequality but with social isolation?

Correct answer: Margie studying alone at home with a machine

The governing distinction is between inequality, which concerns unequal access or treatment, and isolation, which concerns separation from social contact. The story directly shows isolation when Margie receives lessons alone in her house from a mechanical teacher. She has no classmates beside her for conversation, cooperation, or shared enjoyment. Therefore option A is correct. The County Inspector’s repair is a technical service, not evidence of social separation. Words appearing on telebooks describe the medium of reading, while adjusting the Geography sector concerns personalised machine instruction. Those details may show technological education, but they do not specifically express the loss of companionship as clearly as Margie’s solitary study.