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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The children of Omelas learn about the scapegoat child when they are between what ages?
(a) 6 and 8.
(b) 9 and 14.
(c) 13 and 15.
(d) 8 and 12.

2. What phrase or word involving time does LeGuin use in the first sentence of Paragraph 4?
(a) Ticking.
(b) By now.
(c) Clock.
(d) By then.

3. What event is being celebrated at the depicted festival?
(a) Solstice.
(b) Summer.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Winter.

4. The second question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The citizens of Omelas.
(b) The identity of the prisoner.
(c) The purpose of the race.
(d) The nature of despair.

5. What quality of the scapegoat's existence results in favorable effects for all other citizens?
(a) Its confusion.
(b) Its loyalty.
(c) Its misery.
(d) Its isolation.

Short Answer Questions

1. LeGuin states that the people of Omelas do not use what?

2. When LeGuin mentions several inventions that have yet to be created, what is NOT an object she mentions?

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

4. The floor of the scapegoat child's dwelling is made of what material?

5. What sort of event is taking place in Omelas when the narrative begins?

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