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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. LeGuin states that the scapegoat child "used to" (8) do what at night?
(a) Scream for help.
(b) Whisper.
(c) Hum.
(d) Cry.

2. The scapegoat child is said to recall the sound of whose voice?
(a) God.
(b) Its nanny.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Its mother.

3. Of the 4 phrases contained within Paragraph 4, how many of the phrases are questions?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. How old is the scapegoat child of Omelas, according to Paragraph 8?
(a) Nearly 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) Nearly 8.

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

6. Toward what location do the processions move during the festival celebrations?
(a) The Great Meadow.
(b) Town Square.
(c) The Majestic Path.
(d) The Green Fields.

7. In what manner does the child playing the instrument take his next action after he stops playing?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Carefully.
(d) Reluctantly.

8. The sound of what instrument is described as "imperious, melancholy, piercing" (6)?
(a) Bassoon.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Tuba.
(d) Dulcimer.

9. What action does the musician child take when he is finished playing his instrument?
(a) He sits down.
(b) He stands up.
(c) He nods his head.
(d) He lowers his hands.

10. What does the scapegoat child wear?
(a) A burlap sack.
(b) A hair shirt.
(c) A dress.
(d) Nothing.

11. What action does the onlooker want to see the scapegoat child take?
(a) To cry.
(b) To sit.
(c) To stand.
(d) To kneel down.

12. Finally, the scapegoat child is reduced to making only what type of noise?
(a) A sob.
(b) A whine.
(c) A groan.
(d) A grunt.

13. LeGuin instructs the reader, saying, "Let me describe" (7) how many other things?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

15. LeGuin announces at the end of Paragraph 6 that "The Festival...has" what?
(a) Started.
(b) Begun.
(c) Ended.
(d) Commenced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is NOT used to describe the tune played by the child with the instrument?

2. What other action is the woman taking as she passes out flowers?

3. The child who plays the instrument in Omelas never does what in relation to his audience?

4. The woman passing out flowers is described as having what type of body?

5. People who view the scapegoat child feel what emotion that they had assumed they were immune to?

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