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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of each boat in the harbor is decorated with flags?
(a) Hold.
(b) Mast.
(c) Crow's nest.
(d) Rigging.

2. What sort of clothing is worn by the people who exercise the horses?
(a) They wear sacred garments.
(b) They are naked.
(c) They wear homemade clothing.
(d) They wear conservative dress.

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

4. Omelas is located nearby what natural feature?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) A sea.
(c) A plateau.
(d) A forest.

5. The people exercising the horses on the Green Fields are said to have "long, lithe" (1) what?
(a) Legs.
(b) Digits.
(c) Limbs.
(d) Arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. The wind causes what objects to flutter?

2. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?

3. On what parts of their bodies do the horse-exercisers have a certain substance?

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

5. The first line of the story names what species of bird?

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