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

2. How old is the scapegoat child of Omelas, according to Paragraph 8?
(a) Nearly 8.
(b) 14.
(c) Nearly 10.
(d) 12.

3. How many locked doors does the scapegoat's dwelling have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

5. How old is the child who plays one particular instrument in Omela?
(a) 8 or 9.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 9 or 10.
(d) 6 or 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the same frightening objects are usually present within the scapegoat child's dwelling?

2. How many paces wide is the dwelling of the scapegoat child?

3. The scapegoat child promises to take what action if it is released?

4. The scapegoat child is afraid of which objects within its dwelling?

5. The sound of what instrument is heard at the festival just when the child stops playing his own instrument?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does LeGuin acknowledge that her story of Omelas sounds too good to be true before she reveals Omelas's one moral failing?

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

5. How is the motif of pain depicted within Paragraph 8?

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

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

8. How is irony present within LeGuin's description of the losses that Omelas would experience if the scapegoat child were to be set free?

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

10. What elements of Omelas are dependent upon the scapegoat child's miserable position?

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