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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The scapegoat child finds the frightening object in it dwelling to be what?
(a) Horrible.
(b) Sinister.
(c) Evil.
(d) Threatening.

2. The people of Omelas are not what kind of "folk" (3) according to LeGuin?
(a) Happy.
(b) Cowardly.
(c) Unexamined.
(d) Simple.

3. The child who plays the instrument in Omelas never does what in relation to his audience?
(a) Sees them.
(b) Sings to them.
(c) Acknowledges them.
(d) Hears them.

4. When an adult decides to leave Omelas, they generally take what action for one or two days prior?
(a) They visit the doctor.
(b) They stop eating.
(c) They stop sleeping.
(d) They go silent.

5. LeGuin states that the scapegoat child "used to" (8) do what at night?
(a) Hum.
(b) Whisper.
(c) Scream for help.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a color used to decorate the horses of Omelas?

2. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?

3. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?

4. What type of instrument is played by one particular child within Omelas?

5. LeGuin uses what adjective to describe the hypothetical absence of intoxicants within Omelas?

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