Question

select the quotation from the story that most strongly suggests that the theme is rules should be applied fairly.
for the most part, cody enforced the mitchells rules. when someone asked for a discount or a sample, cody said no.
it was against the rules to eat something before you bought it, but everyone wanted to.
how was cody going to explain that he had given a deal to those he knew while he made everyone else pay full price?

Explanation:

The third quotation shows a situation where rules (about pricing) might not be applied fairly (giving deals to some and not others), which directly relates to the theme of rules being applied fairly. The first one just shows enforcement but no indication of fairness in application. The second one is about a rule but no issue of fair application.

Answer:

How was Cody going to explain that he had given a deal to those he knew while he made everyone else pay full price?