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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What age is the woman who passes out flowers at the festival?
(a) Middle-aged.
(b) Ageless.
(c) In her adolescence.
(d) Old.

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

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

4. What part of each horse is decorated colorfully?
(a) The ears.
(b) The mane.
(c) The flank.
(d) The tail.

5. "The air of the morning" (1) is described in what manner?
(a) Clear.
(b) Brisk.
(c) Crisp.
(d) Stunning.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man mentioned in the story's subtitle is a famous what?

2. The people exercising the horses on the Green Fields are said to have "long, lithe" (1) what?

3. Of what material is the child's instrument made?

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

5. What element of Omelas does LeGuin describe as "magnificent" (3)?

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