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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the horses said to feel about their participation in the event of Omelas?
(a) Patient.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Excited.
(d) Reluctant.

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

3. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?
(a) Mud.
(b) Water.
(c) Hair.
(d) Dust.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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