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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraph 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. LeGuin worries that all but which of the following elements of Omelas will cause the reader to consider it too "goody-goody" (3)?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Parades.
(c) Bells.
(d) Mountains.

3. What is NOT a color used to decorate the horses of Omelas?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

4. LeGuin says that if it will help the reader like Omelas better, they should add what element?
(a) A drug.
(b) An organized religion.
(c) A justice system.
(d) An orgy.

5. LeGuin insists that she does not want Omelas to resemble a what?
(a) A utopia.
(b) A parable.
(c) A fairy tale.
(d) A dystopia.

Short Answer Questions

1. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?

2. In what season does the event described at the start of the story take place?

3. The calls of the children are described by using what adjective?

4. LeGuin states that the people of Omelas do not use what?

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

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