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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator claims that the happiness of the citizens of Omelas is not what kind of happiness?
(a) Unexamined.
(b) Irresponsible.
(c) Everlasting.
(d) Grave.

3. What type of feature is the location called the "Green Fields" (1)?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A water-meadow.
(c) A bed of moss.
(d) A corner of farmland.

4. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?
(a) Hair.
(b) Mud.
(c) Water.
(d) Dust.

5. What element of the festival is described as bing "like a field of grass and flowers" (6)?
(a) The youth.
(b) The children.
(c) The contestants.
(d) The crowds.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what parts of their bodies do the horse-exercisers have a certain substance?

2. The birds mentioned in the first line of the story are taking what action?

3. What is NOT named in the list of the "true source[s]" (12) of the citizens' splendid lives?

4. What two instruments are named when the narrator describes the livelier processions in Omelas?

5. The sound of what instrument is described as "imperious, melancholy, piercing" (6)?

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