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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 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 crowd.
(b) The clamor of bells.
(c) The clamor of the ocean.
(d) The clamor of the train.

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

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

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

5. The first line of the story names what species of bird?
(a) Ptarmigan.
(b) Wren.
(c) Swallow.
(d) Puffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a color used to decorate the horses of Omelas?

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

3. The birds mentioned in the first line of the story are taking what action?

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

5. What sort of event is taking place in Omelas when the narrative begins?

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