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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward what location do the processions move during the festival celebrations?
(a) The Green Fields.
(b) The Majestic Path.
(c) The Great Meadow.
(d) Town Square.

2. How many paces wide is the dwelling of the scapegoat child?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. The people who come to view the scapegoat child are said to feel in what way?
(a) Conflicted.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Shocked.
(d) Saddened.

4. Finally, the scapegoat child is reduced to making only what type of noise?
(a) A grunt.
(b) A whine.
(c) A sob.
(d) A groan.

5. The adolescents who decide to leave generally do so immediately after what event in their lives?
(a) Their first visit to see the scapegoat child.
(b) Their third visit to see the scapegoat child.
(c) The commencement of the rites of passage.
(d) A few days of silent reflection.

Short Answer Questions

1. The faces of the children at the festival are described as "amiably" (4) what?

2. The scapegoat child is described as taking what action within Paragraph 12?

3. What action is taken to get the scapegoat child to move?

4. Of the 4 phrases contained within Paragraph 4, how many of the phrases are questions?

5. What object is said to be falling upon the riders as they line up for the race?

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