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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what manner do the young men and women speak to their horses?
(a) They speak conversationally.
(b) They neigh and whinny.
(c) They speak in a foreign language.
(d) They whisper.

4. The child who plays the instrument in Omelas never does what in relation to his audience?
(a) Sings to them.
(b) Sees them.
(c) Hears them.
(d) Acknowledges them.

5. LeGuin states that the scapegoat child "used to" (8) do what at night?
(a) Whisper.
(b) Hum.
(c) Scream for help.
(d) Cry.

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

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

8. What event is being celebrated at the depicted festival?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Solstice.

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

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

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

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

13. What quality of the scapegoat's existence results in favorable effects for all other citizens?
(a) Its misery.
(b) Its loyalty.
(c) Its isolation.
(d) Its confusion.

14. In what manner does the child playing the instrument take his next action after he stops playing?
(a) Reluctantly.
(b) Carefully.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Slowly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Most people who come to view the scapegoat child are what?

2. The young men and women stroke what parts of their horses during the festival?

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

4. What adjective is used to describe the horses' legs?

5. The scapegoat child finds the frightening object in it dwelling to be what?

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