he will not get a job as a censor if the letter is read.

something will happen to Mariana because of the letter.

the contents of the letter will prevent him from getting promoted.

Mariana will refuse to read the letter.

She felt lonely and hoped to meet new friends.

She was unemployed and needed a job.

She wanted to escape her country’s oppressive regime.

She could not get an apartment in her country.

figure out a way to intercept the letter.

turn in coworkers who pose a threat.

not allow colleagues to beat him up.

stop writing suspicious letters to friends.

works so hard to maintain his edge that he becomes exhausted

forgets that his duty as a censor is to serve the government

tries to turn in other workers but finds that he cannot

loses sight of the fact that he is supposed to intercept the letter

They likely contain no hidden meaning at all

They were written by people who are desperate

They can be understood only by skilled censors

They are attempts to overthrow the government