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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Of the 4 phrases contained within Paragraph 4, how many of the phrases are questions?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. In what manner do the young men and women speak to their horses?
(a) They neigh and whinny.
(b) They speak conversationally.
(c) They speak in a foreign language.
(d) They whisper.

Short Answer Questions

1. The young men and women stroke what parts of their horses during the festival?

2. In what manner does the child playing the instrument take his next action after he stops playing?

3. What age is the woman who passes out flowers at the festival?

4. LeGuin states that she has what goal in relation to the reader?

5. What sort of clothing is worn by the people who exercise the horses?

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