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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 sound of what instrument is described as "imperious, melancholy, piercing" (6)?
(a) Tuba.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Bassoon.
(d) Dulcimer.

2. The people of Omelas are said not to "keep" (3) what?
(a) Farm animals.
(b) Promises.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Mixed company.

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

4. LeGuin announces at the end of Paragraph 6 that "The Festival...has" what?
(a) Ended.
(b) Commenced.
(c) Begun.
(d) Started.

5. The mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?
(a) 36.
(b) 9.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other action is the woman taking as she passes out flowers?

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

3. LeGuin names one thing that is absolutely not present in Omelas, saying she is "sure" (3). What is it?

4. The people exercising the horses on the Green Fields are said to have "long, lithe" (1) what?

5. What aspect of war does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

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