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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 part of each boat in the harbor is decorated with flags?
(a) Crow's nest.
(b) Mast.
(c) Hold.
(d) Rigging.

2. How many people in Omelas know about the scapegoat child?
(a) All.
(b) Few.
(c) Some.
(d) Many.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase or word involving time does LeGuin use in the first sentence of Paragraph 4?

2. The woman who passes out flowers does so using what type of receptacle?

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

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

5. LeGuin states that she has what goal in relation to the reader?

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