"The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General. Some things about living still weren't quite right, though. April for instance, still drove people crazy by not being springtime. And it was in that clammy month that the H-G men took George and Hazel Bergeron's fourteen-year-old son, Harrison, away."

Writers often use language and images to foreshadow events that are going to take place in a story. What can the reader infer from the words "unceasing vigilance"?

Question 4 options:

The government liberates its citizens and encourages individuality.


The government has little to no involvement in the lives of the citizens.


The government works with its citizens to ensure their needs are being met.


The government is very restrictive and citizens are always being watched.