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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what season does the event described at the start of the story take place?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

2. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?
(a) Waited.
(b) Galloped.
(c) Trotted.
(d) Pranced.

3. What colorful objects are used to decorate the horses of Omelas with color?
(a) Streamers.
(b) Lengths of yarn.
(c) Balloons.
(d) Pieces of chalk.

4. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?
(a) Boasted.
(b) Neighed.
(c) Chatted.
(d) Teased.

5. The people of Omelas are not what kind of "folk" (3) according to LeGuin?
(a) Unexamined.
(b) Cowardly.
(c) Happy.
(d) Simple.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sound of the bells is described in what way?

2. LeGuin states that she has what goal in relation to the reader?

3. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?

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

5. What two instruments are named when the narrator describes the livelier processions in Omelas?

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