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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 developmental delays apparent in the scapegoat child are NOT said to be caused by what?
(a) Neglect.
(b) Fear.
(c) Malnutrition.
(d) Torture.

2. On the few occasions when the door to the scapegoat child's dwelling opens, the door makes what noise?
(a) It rattles.
(b) It squeals.
(c) It shrieks.
(d) It whines.

3. The floor of the scapegoat child's dwelling is made of what material?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Wood.
(c) Stone.
(d) Linoleum.

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

5. The woman who passes out flowers does so using what type of receptacle?
(a) A pocket.
(b) A basket.
(c) A platter.
(d) A bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action is taken to get the scapegoat child to move?

2. What element of the festival is described as bing "like a field of grass and flowers" (6)?

3. What adjective is used to describe the horses' legs?

4. What action does the musician child take when he is finished playing his instrument?

5. LeGuin instructs the reader, saying, "Let me describe" (7) how many other things?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the riders' interactions with their horses before the Festival of Summer race.

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

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

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

5. In what way does LeGuin magnify the role of the child musician within Omelas?

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

7. For what purpose does LeGuin provide a time marker at the start of Paragraph 4?

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

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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