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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 does the scapegoat child wear?
(a) A burlap sack.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A dress.
(d) A hair shirt.

2. Of what material is the child's instrument made?
(a) Wood.
(b) Bone.
(c) Animal skin.
(d) Linen.

3. LeGuin asserts that the people of Omelas are not what kind of human ancestors?
(a) Apes.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Troglodytes.
(d) Neanderthals.

4. The children in Omelas are described in what way when they are first mentioned?
(a) Mature.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Happy.
(d) Carefree.

5. Which building in Omelas is named as the "handsomest" (3) in town?
(a) The train station.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) City Hall.
(d) The courthouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner does the child playing the instrument take his next action after he stops playing?

2. The first line of the story names what species of bird?

3. What type of contest lies at the center of the festival depicted in Omelas?

4. The child who plays the instrument in Omelas never does what in relation to his audience?

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

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