Why does Margie feel a lack of fun in study?

Correct answer: Because she studies alone with a machine

The correct answer is A because Margie studies alone at home with a mechanical teacher. Her lessons are highly controlled: the machine displays work, asks questions, and checks her answers, but it cannot provide the warmth, humour, companionship, or spontaneous discussion found in a human classroom. Margie does receive lessons and tests, so B and D contradict the story. Tommy's habits are not the reason for her dissatisfaction, so C is also unsuitable. Her feeling grows stronger when Tommy describes old schools, where children learned together. The governing concept is that efficient technological instruction does not automatically create joyful or socially rich learning.