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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. The floor of the scapegoat's dwelling is said to be what "to the touch" (8)?
(a) Hot.
(b) Cold.
(c) Sticky.
(d) Damp.
2. How old does the scapegoat child of Omelas appear to be, according to Paragraph 8?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.
3. What action is taken to get the scapegoat child to move?
(a) A slap.
(b) A kick.
(c) A shove.
(d) A whip crack.
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. The sound of what instrument is heard at the festival just when the child stops playing his own instrument?
(a) A trumpet.
(b) Cymbals.
(c) A gong.
(d) A xylophone.
Short Answer Questions
1. The woman passing out flowers is described as having what type of body?
2. What type of instrument is played by one particular child within Omelas?
3. How many people are said to experience happiness due to the misery of the scapegoat child?
4. The people who come to view the scapegoat child are said to feel in what way?
5. What other action is the woman taking as she passes out flowers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What elements of Omelas are dependent upon the scapegoat child's miserable position?
2. LeGuin provides what sort of time marker within the beginning of Paragraph 4?
3. Describe the riders' interactions with their horses before the Festival of Summer race.
4. For what purpose does LeGuin include the motif of pain within Paragraph 8?
5. What details are given about the scapegoat child's future?
6. In what way does LeGuin magnify the role of the child musician within Omelas?
7. Describe the woman who hands out flowers during the festival.
8. What is LeGuin's purpose for portraying the child who plays a musical instrument within the community of Omelas?
9. For what reason does LeGuin focus on the citizens' awareness of the scapegoat child's presence?
10. How does LeGuin acknowledge that her story of Omelas sounds too good to be true before she reveals Omelas's one moral failing?
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