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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smell at the festival is described as "marvelous" (4)?
(a) The sea.
(b) Roasting meat.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Flowers.

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

3. No one at the festival takes what action in response to the child who plays his instrument?
(a) Interrupts him.
(b) Smiles at him.
(c) Speaks to him.
(d) Pauses to listen to him.

4. The woman passing out flowers is described as having what type of body?
(a) Lithe.
(b) Fat.
(c) Muscular.
(d) Thin.

5. People who view the scapegoat child feel what emotion that they had assumed they were immune to?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Pity.
(d) Disgust.

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

7. How old is the child who plays one particular instrument in Omela?
(a) 6 or 7.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 9 or 10.
(d) 8 or 9.

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

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

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

11. What does the scapegoat child wear?
(a) A hair shirt.
(b) A dress.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A burlap sack.

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

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

14. What other action is the woman taking as she passes out flowers?
(a) She is murmuring.
(b) She is weeping.
(c) She is cheering.
(d) She is laughing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does the scapegoat child of Omelas appear to be, according to Paragraph 8?

2. In what location does the child sit as he plays his instrument in Omelas?

3. How many locked doors does the scapegoat's dwelling have?

4. LeGuin states that to rescue the scapegoat child would be to "bring" (11) what emotion into Omelas?

5. The people who come to view the scapegoat child are said to feel in what way?

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