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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. LeGuin states that to rescue the scapegoat child would be to "bring" (11) what emotion into Omelas?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Glee.

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

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

4. What word is used to describe the size of the woman who passes out flowers?
(a) Small.
(b) Slight.
(c) Tall.
(d) Tiny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of instrument is played by one particular child within Omelas?

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

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

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

5. What action is the scapegoat child said to be doing inside its dwelling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What details are given about the scapegoat child's present?

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

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

4. What answer does LeGuin expect from the reader in answer to her four questions and why?

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

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

7. For what purpose does LeGuin include the motif of pain within Paragraph 8?

8. How is foreshadowing present within the horse riders' interactions with their horses?

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

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

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