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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The children in Omelas are described in what way when they are first mentioned?
(a) Carefree.
(b) Mature.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Happy.

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

4. LeGuin states that the scapegoat child "used to" (8) do what at night?
(a) Whisper.
(b) Scream for help.
(c) Cry.
(d) Hum.

5. LeGuin states that modern society only considers what element of life to be "interesting" (3)?
(a) Spectacle.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Strife.
(d) Evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is being celebrated at the depicted festival?

2. What action does the onlooker want to see the scapegoat child take?

3. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?

4. What does the scapegoat child wear?

5. How many windows does the scapegoat child's dwelling have?

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