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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 verb is used to describe the moving of the processions throughout Omelas?
(a) Flowing.
(b) Creeping.
(c) Winding.
(d) Marching.

2. Who is said to be exercising horses on the Green Fields?
(a) Boys and girls.
(b) Boys and men.
(c) Girls and women.
(d) Young boys.

3. The mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?
(a) 9.
(b) 21.
(c) 36.
(d) 18.

4. What two instruments are named when the narrator describes the livelier processions in Omelas?
(a) Violins and cellos.
(b) Tambourines and gongs.
(c) Cymbals and fiddles.
(d) Drums and tambourines.

5. What event is said to cause the birds to start taking a particular action in the first line of the story?
(a) The clamor of the train.
(b) The clamor of the ocean.
(c) The clamor of the crowd.
(d) The clamor of bells.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The air of the morning" (1) is described in what manner?

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

3. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?

4. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?

5. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?

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