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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. LeGuin states that the most important aspect of the hypothetical drug chosen for Omelas is that it must not be what?
(a) Habit-forming.
(b) Expensive to purchase.
(c) Exploitative to produce.
(d) Expensive to produce.

2. LeGuin states that she cannot "suit" (3) whom when describing her version of a utopia?
(a) Us all.
(b) All of humankind.
(c) You all.
(d) Every reader.

3. The man mentioned in the story's subtitle is a famous what?
(a) Playwright.
(b) Poet.
(c) Musician.
(d) Philosopher.

4. LeGuin does NOT use what adjective to describe the adults of Omelas?
(a) Mature.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Passionate.

5. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?
(a) Water.
(b) Mud.
(c) Dust.
(d) Hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?

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

4. In what season does the event described at the start of the story take place?

5. The children in Omelas are described in what way when they are first mentioned?

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