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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The child who plays the instrument in Omelas never does what in relation to his audience?
(a) Sings to them.
(b) Sees them.
(c) Acknowledges them.
(d) Hears them.

2. The young men and women are taking what action in Paragraph 4?
(a) Waving to their mothers.
(b) Saluting the king.
(c) Mounting their horses.
(d) Kissing each other goodbye.

3. The faces of the children at the festival are described as "amiably" (4) what?
(a) Grumpy.
(b) Grouchy.
(c) Tired.
(d) Sticky.

4. The woman passing out flowers is described as having what type of body?
(a) Lithe.
(b) Thin.
(c) Muscular.
(d) Fat.

5. How many paces long is the dwelling of the scapegoat child?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people who see the scapegoat child do NOT feel what emotion?

2. The floor of the scapegoat child's dwelling is made of what material?

3. LeGuin instructs the reader, saying, "Let me describe" (7) how many other things?

4. The floor of the scapegoat's dwelling is said to be what "to the touch" (8)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is LeGuin's purpose for portraying the child who plays a musical instrument within the community of Omelas?

2. How is food used to indicate the satisfaction of Omelas's citizens?

3. Describe the woman who hands out flowers during the festival.

4. Describe the riders' interactions with their horses before the Festival of Summer race.

5. What is the "one more thing" (7) LeGuin shares about Omelas in Paragraph 8?

6. How does LeGuin acknowledge that her story of Omelas sounds too good to be true before she reveals Omelas's one moral failing?

7. How is irony present within LeGuin's description of the losses that Omelas would experience if the scapegoat child were to be set free?

8. What details are given about the scapegoat child's future?

9. How does the scapegoat child's behavior change over time?

10. After LeGuin assumes that she knows the reader's answers to her four questions, she instructs the reader to allow her to take what action?

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