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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 two instruments are named when the narrator describes the livelier processions in Omelas?
(a) Tambourines and gongs.
(b) Cymbals and fiddles.
(c) Violins and cellos.
(d) Drums and tambourines.

2. Most people who come to view the scapegoat child are what?
(a) In crisis.
(b) Young.
(c) Old.
(d) Sad.

3. How far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?
(a) Very close.
(b) Far off.
(c) Nearly unreachable.
(d) Fairly near.

4. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?
(a) Colored.
(b) Torn.
(c) Clouded.
(d) Towered.

5. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?
(a) Glooz.
(b) Grozz.
(c) Schmooz.
(d) Drooz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what material is the child's instrument made?

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

3. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?

4. The man mentioned in the story's subtitle is a famous what?

5. What particular aspect of consumer culture LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

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