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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 element of the festival is described as bing "like a field of grass and flowers" (6)?
(a) The children.
(b) The crowds.
(c) The youth.
(d) The contestants.

2. LeGuin states that the most important aspect of the hypothetical drug chosen for Omelas is that it must not be what?
(a) Expensive to purchase.
(b) Exploitative to produce.
(c) Habit-forming.
(d) Expensive to produce.

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

4. What adjective is used to describe the eyes of the child who plays the instrument at the festival?
(a) Magnetic.
(b) Green.
(c) Deep.
(d) Dark.

5. The scapegoat child is afraid of which objects within its dwelling?
(a) The spiders.
(b) The water and food bowls.
(c) The mops.
(d) The buckets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?

2. The children of Omelas learn about the scapegoat child when they are between what ages?

3. The scapegoat child is said to have "no understanding of" (8) what?

4. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?

5. "The air of the morning" (1) is described in what manner?

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