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

2. How old is the scapegoat child of Omelas, according to Paragraph 8?
(a) Nearly 8.
(b) 12.
(c) Nearly 10.
(d) 14.

3. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?
(a) Mud.
(b) Hair.
(c) Dust.
(d) Water.

4. The floor of the scapegoat's dwelling is said to be what "to the touch" (8)?
(a) Damp.
(b) Cold.
(c) Sticky.
(d) Hot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location is the scapegoat child kept?

2. Finally, the scapegoat child is reduced to making only what type of noise?

3. The flavor and scent of the drug present within Omelas is described using what term?

4. The narrator describes the act of seeing the scapegoat child as one that causes the onlooker to face a "terrible" (12) what?

5. The people exercising the horses on the Green Fields are said to have "long, lithe" (1) what?

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