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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the sole piece of gear or accoutrement worn by the horses of Omelas?
(a) A bit with a halter.
(b) A halter without a bit.
(c) A saddle.
(d) Lengths of ribbon.

3. What element of the festival is described as bing "like a field of grass and flowers" (6)?
(a) The children.
(b) The youth.
(c) The crowds.
(d) The contestants.

4. What two groups are said to encourage the bad habit named by LeGuin in Paragraph 3?
(a) Pedants and sophisticates.
(b) Clergy and philosophers.
(c) Priests and poets.
(d) Scholars and rakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does the musician child take when he is finished playing his instrument?

2. What colorful objects are used to decorate the horses of Omelas with color?

3. Crumbs of what food are said to be lingering in the gray beard of one festival attendee?

4. The sound of what instrument is described as "imperious, melancholy, piercing" (6)?

5. What aspect of law enforcement does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

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