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

2. How many locked doors does the scapegoat's dwelling have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What event is being celebrated at the depicted festival?
(a) Winter.
(b) Solstice.
(c) Summer.
(d) New Year's Day.

4. How old does the scapegoat child of Omelas appear to be, according to Paragraph 8?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The scapegoat child is said to recall the sound of whose voice?

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

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

4. LeGuin announces at the end of Paragraph 6 that "The Festival...has" what?

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

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