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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The identity of the prisoner.
(b) The nature of despair.
(c) The citizens of Omelas.
(d) The purpose of the race.

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

3. The sound of the bells is described in what way?
(a) Pealing.
(b) Ringing.
(c) Clanging.
(d) Smashing.

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

5. The wind causes what objects to flutter?
(a) The horses' decorations.
(b) Banners.
(c) Flags.
(d) The girls' caps.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?

2. What event is said to cause the birds to start taking a particular action in the first line of the story?

3. The subtitle of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" is "Variations on a theme by" whom?

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

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

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