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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The young men and women are taking what action in Paragraph 4?
(a) Kissing each other goodbye.
(b) Waving to their mothers.
(c) Mounting their horses.
(d) Saluting the king.

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

4. 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) Pauses to listen to him.
(d) Speaks to him.

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

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

7. The floor of the scapegoat child's dwelling is made of what material?
(a) Wood.
(b) Linoleum.
(c) Stone.
(d) Dirt.

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

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

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

11. The people who see the scapegoat child do NOT feel what emotion?
(a) Impotence.
(b) Self-loathing.
(c) Anger.
(d) Outrage.

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

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

14. The young men and women stroke what parts of their horses during the festival?
(a) Muzzles.
(b) Manes.
(c) Flanks.
(d) Necks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What smell at the festival is described as "marvelous" (4)?

2. What action does the onlooker want to see the scapegoat child take?

3. The sound of the instrument played immediately after the child's performance emerges from what location?

4. In what location is the scapegoat child kept?

5. What adjective is used to describe the eyes of the child who plays the instrument at the festival?

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