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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The purpose of the race.
(b) The identity of the prisoner.
(c) The nature of despair.
(d) The citizens of Omelas.

2. How old is the child who plays one particular instrument in Omela?
(a) 9 or 10.
(b) 6 or 7.
(c) 11 or 12.
(d) 8 or 9.

3. The flavor and scent of the drug present within Omelas is described using what term?
(a) Pure.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Clean.
(d) Sour.

4. If the scapegoat child were to be rescued, what elements of Omelas's society would be destroyed?
(a) Many.
(b) Some.
(c) Few.
(d) All.

5. What part of each boat in the harbor is decorated with flags?
(a) Mast.
(b) Rigging.
(c) Crow's nest.
(d) Hold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people in Omelas know about the scapegoat child?

2. LeGuin insists that she does not want Omelas to resemble a what?

3. Finally, the scapegoat child is reduced to making only what type of noise?

4. LeGuin says that the people of Omelas are "not less" what "than" (3) we are?

5. The mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?

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