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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. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?
2. How far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?
3. The first line of the story names what species of bird?
4. LeGuin asserts that the people of Omelas are not what kind of human ancestors?
5. The calls of the children are described by using what adjective?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the processions that include Omelas's livelier residents differ from other processions?
2. What is LeGuin's purpose in describing the horses' minimal gear?
3. Describe a point at which the narrator suggests that the reader give their own input into the vision of Omelas.
4. LeGuin laments the tendency for modern society to consider evil and pain in what way?
5. What is the first question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?
6. What types of elements are not found within Omelas, according to the narrator?
7. What is the second question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?
8. What tone does LeGuin display when saying that Omelas sounds like a fairy tale?
9. After the narrator states that Omelas sounds "like a city in a fairy tale," (3) what action does she suggest the reader take?
10. What elements of technology does the narrator mention existing within her picture of Omelas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the reasons why LeGuin uses both the first and second points of view in order to tell the story. What elements of the text's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are LeGuin’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
What claims is the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" making about the human condition and why?
Essay Topic 3
What message does LeGuin send within the pages of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" concerning the link between guilt and responsibility?
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