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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What age is the woman who passes out flowers at the festival?
(a) In her adolescence.
(b) Old.
(c) Middle-aged.
(d) Ageless.

3. The faces of the children at the festival are described as "amiably" (4) what?
(a) Grumpy.
(b) Tired.
(c) Sticky.
(d) Grouchy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. LeGuin announces at the end of Paragraph 6 that "The Festival...has" what?

2. The young men and women are taking what action in Paragraph 4?

3. Over time, the scapegoat child is said to take what action "less and less often" (8)?

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

5. The floor of the scapegoat child's dwelling is made of what material?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is LeGuin's purpose for portraying the child who plays a musical instrument within the community of Omelas?

2. For what reason does LeGuin focus on the citizens' awareness of the scapegoat child's presence?

3. What details are given about the scapegoat child's future?

4. LeGuin provides what sort of time marker within the beginning of Paragraph 4?

5. What is the "one more thing" (7) LeGuin shares about Omelas in Paragraph 8?

6. How does the scapegoat child's behavior change over time?

7. Describe the woman who hands out flowers during the festival.

8. How is the truth about the scapegoat child revealed to young members of Omelas society?

9. How is food used to indicate the satisfaction of Omelas's citizens?

10. On what types of food does the scapegoat child survive?

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