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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what material is the child's instrument made?
(a) Animal skin.
(b) Linen.
(c) Wood.
(d) Bone.

2. What type of feature is the location called the "Green Fields" (1)?
(a) A water-meadow.
(b) A bed of moss.
(c) A corner of farmland.
(d) A swamp.

3. What part of each horse is decorated colorfully?
(a) The flank.
(b) The tail.
(c) The mane.
(d) The ears.

4. LeGuin states that she cannot "suit" (3) whom when describing her version of a utopia?
(a) All of humankind.
(b) Us all.
(c) Every reader.
(d) You all.

5. Which building in Omelas is named as the "handsomest" (3) in town?
(a) City Hall.
(b) The train station.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) The cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. LeGuin says that it "is the treason of" (3) whom to refuse to admit "the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain" (3)?

2. The first line of the story names what species of bird?

3. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?

4. What two groups are said to encourage the bad habit named by LeGuin in Paragraph 3?

5. What word is NOT used to describe the tune played by the child with the instrument?

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