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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. How old does the scapegoat child of Omelas appear to be, according to Paragraph 8?
2. What type of instrument is played by one particular child within Omelas?
3. How many windows does the scapegoat child's dwelling have?
4. On the few occasions when the door to the scapegoat child's dwelling opens, the door makes what noise?
5. What element of the festival is described as bing "like a field of grass and flowers" (6)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What details are given about the scapegoat child's past?
2. How does LeGuin acknowledge that her story of Omelas sounds too good to be true before she reveals Omelas's one moral failing?
3. What elements of Omelas are dependent upon the scapegoat child's miserable position?
4. What details are given about the scapegoat child's future?
5. 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?
6. On what types of food does the scapegoat child survive?
7. What is the "one more thing" (7) LeGuin shares about Omelas in Paragraph 8?
8. For what purpose does LeGuin provide a time marker at the start of Paragraph 4?
9. What details are given about the scapegoat child's present?
10. Describe the woman who hands out flowers during the festival.
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
Argue that the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" either is or is not a work of science fiction.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze LeGuin’s focus on the theme of self-deception in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." What message is LeGuin sending about the power of self-deception and for what purpose is she sending this message?
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