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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman who passes out flowers does so using what type of receptacle?
(a) A basket.
(b) A pocket.
(c) A platter.
(d) A bag.

2. What element of the festival is described as bing "like a field of grass and flowers" (6)?
(a) The crowds.
(b) The children.
(c) The contestants.
(d) The youth.

3. What action is taken to get the scapegoat child to move?
(a) A kick.
(b) A slap.
(c) A whip crack.
(d) A shove.

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

5. The sound of the instrument played immediately after the child's performance emerges from what location?
(a) The square.
(b) The pavilion.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The sea.

6. How old does the scapegoat child of Omelas appear to be, according to Paragraph 8?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

7. LeGuin announces at the end of Paragraph 6 that "The Festival...has" what?
(a) Begun.
(b) Commenced.
(c) Ended.
(d) Started.

8. The scapegoat child is said to have "no understanding of" (8) what?
(a) Humanity.
(b) Time.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Kindness.

9. What phrase or word involving time does LeGuin use in the first sentence of Paragraph 4?
(a) Clock.
(b) By now.
(c) Ticking.
(d) By then.

10. What action is the scapegoat child said to be doing inside its dwelling?
(a) Crawling.
(b) Kneeling.
(c) Sitting.
(d) Standing.

11. How many locked doors does the scapegoat's dwelling have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

13. What adjective is used to describe the horses' legs?
(a) Slender.
(b) Long.
(c) Fragile.
(d) Muscular.

14. Over time, the scapegoat child is said to take what action "less and less often" (8)?
(a) Eat.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Speak.
(d) Cry.

15. LeGuin states that to rescue the scapegoat child would be to "bring" (11) what emotion into Omelas?
(a) Glee.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sound of what instrument is heard at the festival just when the child stops playing his own instrument?

2. LeGuin instructs the reader, saying, "Let me describe" (7) how many other things?

3. The children of Omelas learn about the scapegoat child when they are between what ages?

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

5. What does the scapegoat child wear?

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