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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 sky on the day described in Paragraph 1 is said to be what color?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Light blue.
(c) Periwinkle.
(d) Deep blue.

2. The young men participating in the festival's main event are said to be what?
(a) Committed.
(b) Brave.
(c) Reluctant.
(d) Tall.

3. No one at the festival takes what action in response to the child who plays his instrument?
(a) Pauses to listen to him.
(b) Speaks to him.
(c) Interrupts him.
(d) Smiles at him.

4. LeGuin uses what adjective to describe the hypothetical absence of intoxicants within Omelas?
(a) Puritanical.
(b) Unrealistic.
(c) Unwise.
(d) Outdated.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What smell at the festival is described as "marvelous" (4)?

3. What phrase or word involving time does LeGuin use in the first sentence of Paragraph 4?

4. In what manner do the young men and women speak to their horses?

5. What verb is used to describe the moving of the processions throughout Omelas?

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