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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The young men participating in the festival's main event are said to be what?
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Brave.
(c) Committed.
(d) Tall.

2. What word is used to describe the size of the woman who passes out flowers?
(a) Small.
(b) Tall.
(c) Tiny.
(d) Slight.

3. The scapegoat child is said to have "no understanding of" (8) what?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Time.

4. What actions do the horses take that leads the young men and women to speak to them?
(a) They kick.
(b) They whinny.
(c) They rear.
(d) They stomp.

5. What action does the musician child take when he is finished playing his instrument?
(a) He nods his head.
(b) He stands up.
(c) He sits down.
(d) He lowers his hands.

6. What adjective is used to describe the eyes of the child who plays the instrument at the festival?
(a) Deep.
(b) Green.
(c) Magnetic.
(d) Dark.

7. The floor of the scapegoat's dwelling is said to be what "to the touch" (8)?
(a) Hot.
(b) Cold.
(c) Sticky.
(d) Damp.

8. Who wears the woman's flowers in their hair after taking them from her?
(a) The young men.
(b) The young women.
(c) The old crones.
(d) The toddlers.

9. What action does the onlooker want to see the scapegoat child take?
(a) To sit.
(b) To kneel down.
(c) To stand.
(d) To cry.

10. What action is the scapegoat child said to be doing inside its dwelling?
(a) Sitting.
(b) Standing.
(c) Kneeling.
(d) Crawling.

11. What does the scapegoat child wear?
(a) A burlap sack.
(b) A dress.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A hair shirt.

12. In what manner do the young men and women speak to their horses?
(a) They speak in a foreign language.
(b) They whisper.
(c) They neigh and whinny.
(d) They speak conversationally.

13. What word is NOT used to describe the tune played by the child with the instrument?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Thin.
(c) Brooding.
(d) Magic.

14. Of the 4 phrases contained within Paragraph 4, how many of the phrases are questions?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

15. Over time, the scapegoat child is said to take what action "less and less often" (8)?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Eat.
(c) Cry.
(d) Speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman who passes out flowers does so using what type of receptacle?

2. Toward what location do the processions move during the festival celebrations?

3. How old does the scapegoat child of Omelas appear to be, according to Paragraph 8?

4. In what location does the child sit as he plays his instrument in Omelas?

5. In what manner does the child playing the instrument take his next action after he stops playing?

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