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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 people who see the scapegoat child do NOT feel what emotion?
(a) Self-loathing.
(b) Impotence.
(c) Outrage.
(d) Anger.
2. LeGuin announces at the end of Paragraph 6 that "The Festival...has" what?
(a) Commenced.
(b) Begun.
(c) Ended.
(d) Started.
3. What word is NOT used to describe the tune played by the child with the instrument?
(a) Magic.
(b) Brooding.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Thin.
4. The scapegoat child promises to take what action if it is released?
(a) To be good.
(b) To leave Omelas forever.
(c) To go back home.
(d) To forgive its tormentors.
5. LeGuin instructs the reader, saying, "Let me describe" (7) how many other things?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.
Short Answer Questions
1. The woman passing out flowers is described as having what type of body?
2. How many windows does the scapegoat child's dwelling have?
3. What age is the woman who passes out flowers at the festival?
4. Crumbs of what food are said to be lingering in the gray beard of one festival attendee?
5. What action is the scapegoat child said to be doing inside its dwelling?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the scapegoat child's behavior change over time?
2. What details are given about the scapegoat child's future?
3. What is the "one more thing" (7) LeGuin shares about Omelas in Paragraph 8?
4. In what way does LeGuin magnify the role of the child musician within Omelas?
5. Describe the riders' interactions with their horses before the Festival of Summer race.
6. What answer does LeGuin expect from the reader in answer to her four questions and why?
7. How is food used to indicate the satisfaction of Omelas's citizens?
8. How is the truth about the scapegoat child revealed to young members of Omelas society?
9. What is LeGuin's purpose for portraying the child who plays a musical instrument within the community of Omelas?
10. For what purpose does LeGuin include the motif of pain within Paragraph 8?
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