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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The developmental delays apparent in the scapegoat child are NOT said to be caused by what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Malnutrition.
(c) Neglect.
(d) Torture.

3. The scapegoat child is said to "occasionally" (8) engage in what habit?
(a) Sucking its thumb.
(b) Counting the stars.
(c) Rocking back and forth.
(d) Picking its nose.

4. What type of contest lies at the center of the festival depicted in Omelas?
(a) A fight to the death.
(b) A beauty contest.
(c) A dressage event.
(d) A race.

5. The young men participating in the festival's main event are said to be what?
(a) Committed.
(b) Brave.
(c) Tall.
(d) Reluctant.

Short Answer Questions

1. LeGuin worries that all but which of the following elements of Omelas will cause the reader to consider it too "goody-goody" (3)?

2. What two modes of transportation does LeGuin imagine the people of Omelas using in order to reach the Festival of Summer?

3. What sort of music is said to be playing as the riders line up for the race?

4. How old is the child who plays one particular instrument in Omela?

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

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