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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. LeGuin states that she has what goal in relation to the reader?
(a) To influence.
(b) To question.
(c) To transform.
(d) To convince.

2. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?
(a) Rare.
(b) Fleeting.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Superficial.

3. The people who come to view the scapegoat child are said to feel in what way?
(a) Shocked.
(b) Saddened.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Conflicted.

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

5. LeGuin says that the people of Omelas are "not less" what "than" (3) we are?
(a) Complex.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Concerned.
(d) Moral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many paces wide is the dwelling of the scapegoat child?

2. What quality of the scapegoat's existence results in favorable effects for all other citizens?

3. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?

4. The children of Omelas learn about the scapegoat child when they are between what ages?

5. LeGuin states that the people of Omelas do not use what?

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