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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Without the walls around it, the scapegoat child would be what, according to the citizens of Omelas?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Hopeless.
(c) Wretched.
(d) Panicked.

2. What two groups are said to encourage the bad habit named by LeGuin in Paragraph 3?
(a) Clergy and philosophers.
(b) Pedants and sophisticates.
(c) Priests and poets.
(d) Scholars and rakes.

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

4. Omelas is located nearby what natural feature?
(a) A forest.
(b) A sea.
(c) A plateau.
(d) A waterfall.

5. The young men and women stroke what parts of their horses during the festival?
(a) Necks.
(b) Manes.
(c) Flanks.
(d) Muzzles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the three sentences that make up Paragraph 13, how many are questions?

2. The children in Omelas are described in what way when they are first mentioned?

3. Toward what location do the processions move during the festival celebrations?

4. What verb is used to describe the moving of the processions throughout Omelas?

5. What type of instrument is played by one particular child within Omelas?

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