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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is NOT used to describe the tune played by the child with the instrument?
(a) Magic.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Thin.
(d) Brooding.

2. The children of Omelas learn about the scapegoat child when they are between what ages?
(a) 8 and 12.
(b) 6 and 8.
(c) 9 and 14.
(d) 13 and 15.

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

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

5. In what location is the scapegoat child kept?
(a) A closet.
(b) A shed.
(c) A cellar.
(d) An attic.

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

7. The scapegoat child promises to take what action if it is released?
(a) To leave Omelas forever.
(b) To be good.
(c) To go back home.
(d) To forgive its tormentors.

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

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

10. How many paces long is the dwelling of the scapegoat child?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

11. Finally, the scapegoat child is reduced to making only what type of noise?
(a) A sob.
(b) A groan.
(c) A whine.
(d) A grunt.

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

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

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

15. Of what material is the child's instrument made?
(a) Wood.
(b) Animal skin.
(c) Linen.
(d) Bone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner do the young men and women speak to their horses?

2. What age is the woman who passes out flowers at the festival?

3. The sound of what instrument is described as "imperious, melancholy, piercing" (6)?

4. What other action is the woman taking as she passes out flowers?

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

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