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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraph 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two modes of transportation does LeGuin imagine the people of Omelas using in order to reach the Festival of Summer?
(a) Boats and helicopters.
(b) People-movers and escalators.
(c) Trains and trams.
(d) Bicycles and trains.

2. What event is said to cause the birds to start taking a particular action in the first line of the story?
(a) The clamor of bells.
(b) The clamor of the crowd.
(c) The clamor of the train.
(d) The clamor of the ocean.

3. The first question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The nature of joy.
(b) The crime committed by the prisoner.
(c) The purpose of the race.
(d) The citizens of Omelas.

4. What type of feature is the location called the "Green Fields" (1)?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A bed of moss.
(c) A water-meadow.
(d) A corner of farmland.

5. LeGuin says that the people of Omelas are "not less" what "than" (3) we are?
(a) Moral.
(b) Complex.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Concerned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of war does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

2. The second question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?

3. What two groups are said to encourage the bad habit named by LeGuin in Paragraph 3?

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

5. The processions described by the narrator all move toward what part of Omelas?

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