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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what manner do the young men and women speak to their horses?
(a) They speak conversationally.
(b) They whisper.
(c) They neigh and whinny.
(d) They speak in a foreign language.

2. Without the walls around it, the scapegoat child would be what, according to the citizens of Omelas?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Hopeless.
(c) Panicked.
(d) Wretched.

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

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

5. How many windows does the scapegoat child's dwelling have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. What colorful objects are used to decorate the horses of Omelas with color?

2. What adjective is used to describe the horses' legs?

3. The calls of the children are described by using what adjective?

4. LeGuin states that the most important aspect of the hypothetical drug chosen for Omelas is that it must not be what?

5. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?

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