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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the horses' legs?
(a) Slender.
(b) Fragile.
(c) Muscular.
(d) Long.

2. What event is being celebrated at the depicted festival?
(a) Solstice.
(b) Winter.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Summer.

3. No one at the festival takes what action in response to the child who plays his instrument?
(a) Speaks to him.
(b) Smiles at him.
(c) Interrupts him.
(d) Pauses to listen to him.

4. LeGuin states that the most important aspect of the hypothetical drug chosen for Omelas is that it must not be what?
(a) Expensive to purchase.
(b) Exploitative to produce.
(c) Expensive to produce.
(d) Habit-forming.

5. LeGuin worries that all but which of the following elements of Omelas will cause the reader to consider it too "goody-goody" (3)?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Smiles.
(c) Parades.
(d) Bells.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The scapegoat child is afraid of which objects within its dwelling?

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

4. How old does the scapegoat child of Omelas appear to be, according to Paragraph 8?

5. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?

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