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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. LeGuin states that to rescue the scapegoat child would be to "bring" (11) what emotion into Omelas?
2. The child who plays the instrument in Omelas never does what in relation to his audience?
3. The developmental delays apparent in the scapegoat child are NOT said to be caused by what?
4. The scapegoat child promises to take what action if it is released?
5. How many people in Omelas know about the scapegoat child?
Short Essay Questions
1. What elements of Omelas are dependent upon the scapegoat child's miserable position?
2. What answer does LeGuin expect from the reader in answer to her four questions and why?
3. What is LeGuin's purpose for portraying the child who plays a musical instrument within the community of Omelas?
4. In what way does LeGuin magnify the role of the child musician within Omelas?
5. What is the "one more thing" (7) LeGuin shares about Omelas in Paragraph 8?
6. 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?
7. How is the motif of pain depicted within Paragraph 8?
8. For what purpose does LeGuin provide a time marker at the start of Paragraph 4?
9. Describe the woman who hands out flowers during the festival.
10. How is the truth about the scapegoat child revealed to young members of Omelas society?
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 instances of irony within the narrative of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and analyze LeGuin’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
How is the topic of humanism treated within "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and how does its treatment relate to the story's depicted messages?
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