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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Of the 4 phrases contained within Paragraph 4, how many of the phrases are questions?
2. The young men and women are taking what action in Paragraph 4?
3. In what location does the child sit as he plays his instrument in Omelas?
4. Over time, the scapegoat child is said to take what action "less and less often" (8)?
5. How many paces wide is the dwelling of the scapegoat child?
Short Essay Questions
1. After LeGuin assumes that she knows the reader's answers to her four questions, she instructs the reader to allow her to take what action?
2. For what reason does LeGuin focus on the citizens' awareness of the scapegoat child's presence?
3. LeGuin provides what sort of time marker within the beginning of Paragraph 4?
4. Describe the child who plays a musical instrument within Omelas.
5. In what way does LeGuin magnify the role of the child musician within Omelas?
6. What details are given about the scapegoat child's past?
7. How is the truth about the scapegoat child revealed to young members of Omelas society?
8. For what purpose does LeGuin provide a time marker at the start of Paragraph 4?
9. On what types of food does the scapegoat child survive?
10. What is LeGuin's purpose for portraying the child who plays a musical instrument within the community of Omelas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine LeGuin’s message within the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" regarding the topic of exploitation.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the reasons why LeGuin uses both the first and second points of view in order to tell the story. What elements of the text's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are LeGuin’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of guilt within "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." What is LeGuin’s message regarding guilt and how do you know?
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