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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 smell at the festival is described as "marvelous" (4)?
(a) Flowers.
(b) The sea.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Roasting meat.

2. What age is the woman who passes out flowers at the festival?
(a) In her adolescence.
(b) Middle-aged.
(c) Ageless.
(d) Old.

3. The scapegoat child is said to "occasionally" (8) engage in what habit?
(a) Picking its nose.
(b) Rocking back and forth.
(c) Sucking its thumb.
(d) Counting the stars.

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

5. What aspect of economics does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) A tax structure.
(b) Bankruptcies.
(c) The stock exchange.
(d) The free market.

Short Answer Questions

1. LeGuin says that the people of Omelas are "not less" what "than" (3) we are?

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

3. What is the sole piece of gear or accoutrement worn by the horses of Omelas?

4. The young men participating in the festival's main event are said to be what?

5. What action is the scapegoat child said to be doing inside its dwelling?

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