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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the few occasions when the door to the scapegoat child's dwelling opens, the door makes what noise?
(a) It whines.
(b) It squeals.
(c) It shrieks.
(d) It rattles.

2. What action does the onlooker want to see the scapegoat child take?
(a) To sit.
(b) To kneel down.
(c) To cry.
(d) To stand.

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

4. If the scapegoat child were to be rescued, what elements of Omelas's society would be destroyed?
(a) Many.
(b) Few.
(c) All.
(d) Some.

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

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

7. LeGuin states that for the happiness of Omelas to remain intact, not even what action can be taken in relation to the scapegoat child?
(a) Giving a breath of fresh air.
(b) Giving a bath.
(c) Speaking a kind word.
(d) Providing a family visit.

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

9. The sound of what instrument is described as "imperious, melancholy, piercing" (6)?
(a) Dulcimer.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Tuba.
(d) Bassoon.

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

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

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

13. Toward what location do the processions move during the festival celebrations?
(a) The Majestic Path.
(b) The Green Fields.
(c) The Great Meadow.
(d) Town Square.

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

15. Of the 4 phrases contained within Paragraph 4, how many of the phrases are questions?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. The child who plays the instrument in Omelas never does what in relation to his audience?

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

3. What element of the festival is described as bing "like a field of grass and flowers" (6)?

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

5. No one at the festival takes what action in response to the child who plays his instrument?

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